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Tisoa

Taxonomy
Tisoa was named by de Serres (1840).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Tisoa de Serres
1975Tisoa Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusTisoade Serres 1840

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. †Tisoa de Serres 1840
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Vertical U-shaped cylindrical tubes with closely appressed limbs; individual tubes 2 to 3 mm in diameter, lying 1 to 15 mm apart, rarely branched; principally form axis of elongated conical concretions 1 m or more long; basal part of ā€œUā€ commonly not preserved; burrow walls usually lined, occasionally striated; transitional forms difficult to distinguish from Arenicolites.