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Phoebichnus
Taxonomy
Phoebichnus was named by Bromley and Asgaard (1972).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Phoebichnus Bromley and Asgaard |
| 1975 | Phoebichnus Hantzschel |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Phoebichnus Bromley and Asgaard 1972
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Central shaft 6 to 8 cm in diameter, nearly vertical to bedding, with numerous, long, straight radial burrows oriented more or less parallel to bedding; radial burrows about 1.5 cm in diameter including distinct, annulated wall lining about 5 mm thick; mica flakes infilling of radial burrows oriented in discrete concavo-convex planes, concave toward central shaft; total length of shaft and tunnels unknown. |