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Coprulus

Taxonomy
Coprulus was named by Mayer (1952). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Mussini et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Coprulus Mayer
2025Coprulus Mussini et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusCoprulusMayer 1952

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. †Coprulus Mayer 1952
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Coprulus oblongus Mayer 1952
Coprulus sphaeroideus Mayer 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Illyrian or 500.50000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Canada (Alberta) C. oblongus (238940)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Germany (Thuringia) C. oblongus (240152)