Parasitic gastropod bioerosion trace fossil on Cenomanian oysters from Le Mans, France and its ichnologic and taphonomic context

Parasitic gastropod bioerosion trace fossil on Cenomanian oysters from Le Mans, France and its ichnologic and taphonomic context

We describe and name Loxolenichnus stellatocinctus Breton and Wisshak igen. et isp. nov., a bioerosion trace fossil on an Upper Cenomanian oyster from Le Mans (France). This trace is attributed here to a parasitic gastropod. The characteristics of this ichnospecies are a combination of one or severa...

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Main Authors: Gérard Breton, Max Wisshak, Didier Néraudeau, Nicolas Morel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2017-03-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Subjects:
Gastropoda
Ostreidae
trace fossil
taphonomy
bioerosion
Cenomanian
Paris Basin
Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app62/app003042016.pdf

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