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Ctenopholeus

Taxonomy
Ctenopholeus was named by Seilacher and Hemleben (1966).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Ctenopholeus Seilacher and Hemleben
1975Ctenopholeus Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusCtenopholeusSeilacher and Hemleben 1966

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. †Ctenopholeus Seilacher and Hemleben 1966
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Long horizontal tunnel-like burrow, straight or somewhat curved, with vertical shafts rising at equal intervals; burrow only rarely branched horizontally; fragments up to 60 cm in length.
Measurements
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Collections
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