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Phycodes wabanensis

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Phycodes wabanensis Fillion and Pickerill

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
genusPhycodesRichter 1850
RankNameAuthor
specieswabanensis

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.

Phycodes wabanensis Fillion and Pickerill 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Fillion and R. K. Pickerill 1990Phycodes, in which a master tunnel branches at a very
acute angle to form a broomlike burrow system. Proximal tube
may be absent. Distal portion may also be composed of coalescent,
nearly parallel, successive, retrusive, teichichnid burrows
that are offset to the side. Burrow surface is typically smooth but
may display a carinal groove and/or transverse striae.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Arenig or 477.10000 to 468.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Canada (Newfoundland) Phycodes wabanensis (175923)