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Teredolites
Taxonomy
Teredolites was named by Leymerie (1842) [boring]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Teredolites clavatus.
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species
T. clavatus (syn. Martesites vadaszi) (type species), T. longissimus
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Teredolites Leymerie |
| 1961 | Martesites Vitalis |
| 1975 | Martesites Hantzschel |
| 1975 | Teredolites Hantzschel |
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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. †Teredolites Leymerie 1842
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†Teredolites longissimus Kelly and Bromley 1984
Invalid names: Martesites Vitalis 1961 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Clusters of clublike tubes, about 2 cm long. | |
| W. Hantzschel 1975 (Martesites) | Very closely crowded borings of pelecypods (probably Martesia sp.) in driftwood, lying approx 45o oblique to the annual rings; clayey fillings of borings with circular rills produced by animal’s boring activity, 5 to 7 cm in length, diameter of opening 1.0 to 1.5 cm. |