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Phoebichnus

Taxonomy
Phoebichnus was named by Bromley and Asgaard (1972).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Phoebichnus Bromley and Asgaard
1975Phoebichnus Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusPhoebichnusBromley and Asgaard 1972

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Central 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.