Trypanites (Mägdefrau, 1932)

DESCRIPTION: Closely spaced straight to slightly curved cylindrical tubes; bulbous terminations are possible but uncommon.

BEHAVIOR(S): Dwelling and feeding trace of a filter-feeding organism in hardground media.

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Indicative of hardground media in shallow to deep marine settings.

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Marine worms.

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Cambrian-recent.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: (Emended: Bromley, 1972; Bromley and d'Alessandro, 1987)(Ekdale and Bromley, 2001)(Muñiz et al., 2010).


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