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Geologica Carpathica, 2009, vol. 60, no. 4
Gastrochaenolites hospitium isp. nov., trace fossil by a coral-associated boring bivalve from the Eocene and Miocene of Austria
Abstract
Gastrochaenolites hospitium isp. nov. is a domichnial boring showing the so-called false floors in scleractinian coral skeletons. The borings are semi-circular in mid-longitudinal section. They are produced by the mytilid Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) and keep up with further growth of their hosts for years. The false floors, being a retrusive equilibrium trace, are related to annual events.
Keywords:
Ichnology, trace fossils, domichnia, lebensspuren, corals, bivalves, Lithophaga, Leiosolenus
Pages:
339 - 342
Published online:
0. 8. 2009