Full reference: S. R. A. Kelly and R. G. Bromley. 1984. Ichonological nomenclature of clavate borings. Palaeontology 27(4):793-807
Belongs to Gastrochaenolites according to S. R. A. Kelly and R. G. Bromley 1984
Sister taxa: Gastrochaenolites cluniformis, Gastrochaenolites dijugus, Gastrochaenolites lapidicus, Gastrochaenolites oelandicus, Gastrochaenolites orbicularis, Gastrochaenolites ornatus, Gastrochaenolites torpedo, Gastrochaenolites turbinatus
Type specimen: BMNH 15174, an other. Its type locality is Mbweni, Zanzibar, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene marine horizon in Kenya.
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Kenya (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Israel (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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