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Sabellarites

Taxonomy
Sabellarites was named by Dawson (1890).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Sabellarites Dawson
1975Sabellarites Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusSabellaritesDawson 1890

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. †Sabellarites Dawson 1890
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Somewhat tortuous tubes, 1 to 3 mm in diameter, about 3 cm long; walls thick, composed of grains of sand and minute calcareous organic fragments cemented by organic substance; some in groups of 2 or more attached together.