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Nereites

Taxonomy
Nereites was named by MacLeay (1839).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Nereites MacLeay
1975Nereites Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusNereitesMacLeay 1839

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. †Nereites MacLeay 1839
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Nereites deweyi Emmons 1844
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Invalid names: Myrianites murchisoni Emmons 1844 [synonym], Myrianites sillimani Emmons 1844 [synonym]
Nereites gracilis Emmons 1844
Nereites lanceolatus Emmons 1844
Nereites loomisi Emmons 1844
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Meandering trails, consisting of narrow median furrow, flanked on both sides by regularly spaced leaf-shaped, ovate, or pinnate lobes; closely spaced; commonly finely striated; meanders may be densely spaced; width of trail 1 to 2 cm; meanders variable in form in width, shape, and size of the lateral lobelike projections.