Parent taxon: Ichnofossils according to W. Hantzschel 1975
Sister taxa: Abeliella, Acanthichnus, Acanthorhaphe, Aglaspidichnus, Agrichnium, Alezichnos, Allocotichnus, Ambergrisichnus, Amphorichnus, Annelidichnium, Anobichnium, Apodidichnus, Archaeichnium, Archaeonassa, Ardelia, Arenicolites, Arthraria, Arthrophycus, Arthropodichnus, Asaphoidichnus, Asteriacitidae, Asterichnites, Asterichnus, Asterophycus, Asterosoma, Aulichnites, Balanoglossites, Baroccoichnites, Beaconichnus, Beaconites, Belorhaphe, Bergaueria, Bifasciculus, Biformitidae, Bifungites, Bifurculapes, Bifurculipes, Bostricophyton, Brancichnus, Brookvalichnus, Bunyerichnus, Calcideletrix, Calciroda, Calycraterion, Catenichnus, Caulostrepsis, Celliformidae, Chaetophorites, Chomatichnus, Chondrites, Circulichnis, Climactichnites, Cochlichnus, Conchifora, Conchotrema, Conichnus, Conispiron, Conopsoides, Conostichus, Copeza, Coprinisphaera, Coprinisphaeridae, Corophioides, Cosmorhaphe, Crininicaminus, Crossopodia, Cruziana, Ctenopholeus, Curvichnus, Curvolithus, Cycloichnus, Cylindrichnus, Cylindricum, Dactyloidites, Dactylophycus, Daedalus, Daimonelix, Dendrina, Dendrotichnium, Desmograpton, Dictyodora, Dictyoporus, Didymaulichnus, Dimorphichnus, Diplichnites, Diplocraterion, Diplopodichnus, Diplopodomorpha, Dolopichnus, Echinospira, Entobiaidae, Equihenia, Eugyrichnites, Fascifodina, Fascisichnium, Fraena, Fucusopsis, Fuersichnus, Furculosus, Fustiglyphus, Gastrochaenolites, Gastrochaenolitidae, Glockeria, Gluckstadtella, Goniadichnites, Gordia, Granularia, Graysonia, Gyrichnites, Gyrochorte, Gyrolithes, Gyrophyllites, Haentzschelinia, Halimedides, Halopoa, Hamipes, Haplotichnus, Harpepus, Heimdallia, Helicodromites, Helicolithus, Helicorhaphe, Heliochone, Helminthoida, Helminthopsis, Hexapodichnus, Histioderma, Hormosiroidea, Hydrancylus, Ichnocumulus, Ichnospongia, Ichnyspica, Ichnyspicam, Ichthyoidichnites, Imbrichnus, Imponoglyphus, Incisifex, Iramena, Irredictyon, Isopodichnus, Ixalichnus, Keckia, Kingella, Kouphichnium, Kulindrichnus, Laevicyclus, Laminites, Lanicoidichna, Lapispecus, Lapispira, Lennea, Lenticraterion, Lingulichnus, Lithographus, Lobichnus, Lockeia, Lophoctenium, Lorenzinia, Macanopsis, Maeandropolydora, Mammillichnis, Margaritichnus, Megagrapton, Merostomichnites, Mesichnium, Mesonereis, Micatuba, Minichnium, Mixoteichichnus, Monocraterion, Monomorphichnus, Mycelites, Myriapodites, Myzostomites, Neonereites, Neoskolithos, Nereites, Nygmites, Octopodichnus, Oldhamia, Oniscoidichnus, Ophiomorpha, Ormathichnus, Osprioneides, Osteichnidae, Ostreoblabe, Palaeachlya, Palaeohelminthoida, Palaeopede, Palaeoperone, Palaeophycus, Paleobuprestis, Paleodictyon, Paleohelcura, Paleoipidus, Paleomeandron, Paleoscolytus, Palmichnium, Palmiraichnus, Parahaentzscheliana, Paratisoa, Pennatulites, Pentichnus, Permichnium, Petalichnus, Phagophytichnus, Phoebichnus, Pholeus, Phycodes, Phycosiphon, Phyllodocites, Pilichnia, Plagiogmus, Plangtichnus, Podichnus, Polychoredrites, Polyisthmus, Polykampton, Protichnites, Protopaleodictyon, Protovirgularia, Psammichnites, Pseudobilobites, Pseudopolydorites, Pterichnus, Pteridichnites, Ptilotites, Quebecichnus, Radiichnus, Radionereites, Radomorpha, Ramosulichnus, Repentella, Rhabdoglyphus, Rhizocorallium, Rodocanalis, Rogerella, Rosselia, Rusophycus, Sabellarifex, Sabellarites, Saerichnites, Sagittarius, Sagittichnus, Saportia, Scalarituba, Scolecolithus, Scolicia, Scoyenia, Seminolithes, Siphonites, Skolithos, Solemyatuba, Specus, Spirodesmos, Spirographites, Spirophycus, Spirophyton, Spirorhaphe, Steigerwaldichnium, Steinichnus, Stellascolites, Stelloglyphus, Stichus, Stipsellus, Striatichnium, Strobilorhaphe, Subglockeria, Sublorenzinia, Sustergichnus, Syringomorpha, Taenidium, Talpina, Tambia, Taphrhelminthopsis, Tarrichnium, Tasmanadia, Tasselia, Teichichnus, Teratichnus, Teredolites, Tetraichnites, Thalamophaga, Thalassinoides, Tigillites, Tisoa, Topsentopsis, Torrowangea, Trachomatichnus, Treptichnus, Triavestigia, Trichichnus, Trichophycus, Trisulcus, Trypanites, Tuapseichnium, Tylichnus, Uchirites, Umfolozia, Unarites, Urohelminthoida, Vermiforichnus, Vermites, Volkichnium, Walpia, Yakutatia, Zoophycos
Subtaxa: Planolites annularis Planolites annularius Planolites ballandus Planolites beverleyensis Planolites congregatus Planolites corrugatus Planolites incipiens Planolites montanus Planolites reticulatus Planolites serpens Planolites striatus Planolites superbus Planolites terraenovae Planolites virgatus
Distribution:
• Eocene of Romania (1 collection), Spain (2)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (5), Argentina (2), Austria (2), Canada (1: Saskatchewan), China (3), Egypt (2), Germany (1), Mexico (3), Spain (2), Thailand (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Alaska, New Mexico, Utah)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia)
• Jurassic of Canada (1: British Columbia), Chile (1), China (2), Greenland (12), Spain (1), Switzerland (121), the United Kingdom (3), United States (2: Utah)
• Triassic to Jurassic of United States (2: Utah)
• Triassic of France (4), South Africa (1), Tunisia (1), United States (4: Nevada)
• Permian of the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (1)
• Westphalian of the United Kingdom (1)
• Carboniferous of Chile (1), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (5)
• Devonian of Canada (1: Quebec), Morocco (1), Spain (2)
• Silurian of India (4), United States (1: Wisconsin)
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Newfoundland), Spain (1), United States (1: Kentucky)
• Arenig of Canada (1: Newfoundland)
• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador), China (2), the Czech Republic (1), Denmark (16), India (3), Kazakhstan (1), Mexico (1), Poland (7), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (7), the United Kingdom (2), United States (18: California, Tennessee, Wisconsin)
• Poundian of Canada (1: Yukon)
• Wonokan of Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Yukon)
• Ediacaran of Canada (2: British Columbia, Northwest Territories), Norway (1), United States (7: California, Nevada, North Carolina)
• Calymmian of United States (1: Montana)
Total: 295 collections including 422 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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