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Teredolites longissimus

Taxonomy
Teredolites longissimus was named by Kelly and Bromley (1984). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is BMNH Bensted Coll. 38019, an other, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Hythe, Kent [Hythe Fm], which is in an Aptian marine limestone in the Hythe Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Teredolites longissimus Kelly and Bromley pp. 804-805 figs. text-figs. 9b, 11a-b

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
genusTeredolitesLeymerie 1842
RankNameAuthor
specieslongissimus

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Teredolites longissimus Kelly and Bromley 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2009-08-12 09:59:03
Modified: 2009-10-11 02:20:23
Source: g = genus
Reference: Kelly and Bromley 1984

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Teredolites longissimus (type locality: 90683)