Palaeosabella

Taxonavigation

Ichnofamilia: †Gastrochaenolitidae
Ichnogenus: †Palaeosabella
Ichnospecies: †P. prisca

Name

Palaeosabella Clarke, 1921

Type ichnospecies: Vioa prisca McCoy, 1855, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Specus Stephenson, 1952 [syn.: Wisshak, Knaust & Bertling, 2019]
  • Type ichnospecies: Specus fimbriatus Stephenson, 1952 [= Vioa prisca McCoy, 1855], by original designation.
• Ostreoblabe Voigt, 1965 [syn.: Wisshak, Knaust & Bertling, 2019]
  • Type ichnospecies: Ostreoblabe perforans Voigt, 1965 [= Vioa prisca McCoy, 1855], by original designation.
• Vermiforichnus Cameron, 1969 [syn.: Wisshak, Knaust & Bertling, 2019]
  • Type ichnospecies: Vermiforichnus clarkei Cameron, 1969 [= Vioa prisca McCoy, 1855], by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Cameron, B. 1969. New name for Palaeosabella prisca (McCoy), a Devonian worm-boring, and its preserved probable borer. Journal of Paleontology 43: 189–192. JSTOR .
• Clarke, J.M. 1921. Organic dependence and disease, their origin and significance. Museum Bulletin (New York State Museum) 221–222: 1–113. BHL.
• Stephenson, L.W. 1952. Larger invertebrate fossils of the Woodbine formation (Cenomanian) of Texas. United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper 242: 1–226. DOI: 10.3133/pp242 .
• Voigt, E. 1965. Über parasitische Polychaeten in Kreide-Austern sowie einige andere in Muschelschalen bohrende Würmer. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 39: 193–211. DOI: 10.1007/BF02990164 .
• Wisshak, M., Knaust, D. & Bertling, M. 2019. Bioerosion ichnotaxa: review and annotated list. Facies 65(2): article 24 [1–39]. DOI: 10.1007/s10347-019-0561-8 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bromley, R.G. 2004. A stratigraphy of bioerosion. In: McIlroy, D. (ed.) The application of ichnology to palaeoenvironmental and stratigraphic analysis. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 228: 455–479. DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.228.01.20 . Reference page. 
• Häntzschel, W. 1962. Trace Fossils and Problematica. Pp. W177–W245. In: Moore, R.C. (ed.) Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part W, Miscellanea. New York and Lawrence: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas. DOI: 10.17161/tip.v0i0.5418 . Reference page. 
• Häntzschel, W.(†) 1975. Trace Fossils and Problematica. Second Edition (Revised and Enlarged). Pp. W1–W269. In: Moore, R.C. (ed.) Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part W, Miscellanea, Supplement 1. Boulder, Colorado and Lawrence: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas. DOI: 10.17161/tip.v0i0.5426 . Reference page.