Asteriacites von Schlotheim, 1820


DESCRIPTION: Star-shaped impressions with transversely sculptured arms, preserved in convex hyporelief or concave epirelief.

BEHAVIOR(S): Cubichnia (resting).

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Fully marine.

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Echinoids in the Asteroidea (starfish)

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Cambrian-recent.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: von Schlotheim, 1822, Hantzschel, 197

REMARKS: Morphology may appear similar to Asterophycus.