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Rusophycus didymus

Taxonomy
Arenicola didyma was named by Salter (1856). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Arenicolites didymus by Salter (1957); it was recombined as Rusophycus didymus by Vintaned et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Arenicola didyma Salter
1957Arenicolites didymus Salter
2006Rusophycus didymus Vintaned et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
genusRusophycusHall 1852
RankNameAuthor
speciesdidymus(Salter 1856)

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.

Rusophycus didymus Salter 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Tremadoc or 521.00000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain Rusophycus didymus (153167 153168)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (Newfoundland) Rusophycus didymus (175844)