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Cochlichnus

Taxonomy
Cochlichnus was named by Hitchcock (1858).

It was assigned to Mollusca by Hitchcock (1898); to Vermes by Lull (1915); and to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Cochlichnus Hitchcock
1898Cochlichnus Hitchcock p. 403
1915Cochlichnus Lull p. 68
1975Cochlichnus Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusCochlichnusHitchcock 1858

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. †Cochlichnus Hitchcock 1858
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Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock 1858
Cochlichnus annulatus Ortowski 1989
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Regularly meandering smooth trails, resembling sine curve.