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Trypanites

Taxonomy
Trypanites was named by Mägdefrau (1932) [boring]. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Species lacking formal opinion data
T. weisei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Trypanites Mägdefrau
1975Trypanites Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusTrypanitesMägdefrau 1932

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. †Trypanites Mägdefrau 1932
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975More or less straight tunnels, usually vertical, 1 to 2 mm wide, without ramification; closely spaced; occasionally contain excrement of producer.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 551. LIFE HISTORY: Data from Kobluk et al (1978).g
Created: 2009-07-20 08:36:59
Modified: 2009-10-11 02:28:36
Source: g = genus
Reference: Carrera 2000

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Holocene or 486.40000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hubei) T. sp. (61727)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) T. sp. (45290 80006)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2USA (Virginia) T. sp. (34738)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) T. sp. (45282)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) T. sp. (34813)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) T. sp. (80291)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) T. sp. (80603)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden T. sp. (198679)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) T. sp. (226712)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden T. sp. (229081 229082)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) T. isp. (193837)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany T. sp. (25364 25365)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) T. sp. (28383)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) T. sp. (10)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (Wales) T. sp. (33356)
Planorbis - Liasicus201.4 - 199.5France T. sp. (90243)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Iran T. sp. (73966)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany (Niedersachsen) T. sp. 1, T. sp. 2 (31435)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France T. weisei (11084 11085)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Ethiopia T. sp. (94339)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) T. sp. (68220)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy T. sp. (154046)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Brazil T. sp. (157868 157869)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24Argentina (Chubut) T. sp. (57164)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica T. sp. (80612)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands T. sp. (97605)