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Caulostrepsis

Discussion

Spionid? trace

Taxonomy
Caulostrepsis was named by Clarke (1908). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Species lacking formal opinion data
C. cretacea

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Caulostrepsis Clarke
1908Polydorites Polydorites and Douvillé
1975Caulostrepsis Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusCaulostrepsisClarke 1908

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. †Caulostrepsis Clarke 1908
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Invalid names: Polydorites Polydorites and Douvillé 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975U-shaped tunnels with spreite, corresponding to tiny Rhizocorallium, sometimes radiating inward from commissure of brachiopods; up to 2 cm long and 5 mm wide; commonly found in hells of brachiopods, mollusks, and echinoids.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: detritivoreg
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 552. LIFE HISTORY: Data from Kobluk et al (1978).g
Created: 2009-07-20 11:11:06
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:10:41
Source: g = genus
Reference: Kobluk et al. 1978

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Holocene or 410.62000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (Hessen) C. sp. (38349)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France C. cretacea, C. sp. (11084 11085)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1United Kingdom C. cretacea (68088)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France C. sp. (56673)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) C. sp. (73944 73945 73946 73949 73950 73951 73952 73953 73954 73955 73956 73957 73997)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) C. sp. (73943)
Aquitanian - Tortonian23.04 - 7.246Italy (Frosinone) C. sp. (222634)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Spain C. sp. (153717)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greenland C. sp. (75179 75197)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland C. sp. (75125 75126 75128 75129 75130 75131 75148 75149)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland C. sp. (75210 75216 75220)