Spirorhaphe

Spirorhaphe
Spiraling burrows
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Ichnogenus: †Spirorhaphe
Fuchs, 1895

Spirorhaphe (sometimes misspelt Spiroraphe) is an ichnogenus of spiraling burrows.[1] It is associated with the Nereites ichnofacies, which is interpreted as an indicator of deep-sea, pelagic, turbidity current-dominated systems. It is one of the most common graphoglyptid traces found in modern ocean beds.[2]

References

  1. ^ Risk, M. J.; Tunnicliffe, V. J. (1978), "Intertidal Spiral Burrows: Paraonis Fulgens and Spiophanes Wigleyi in the Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy", Journal of Sedimentary Research, 48 (4), American Geological Institute.: 1287–1292, doi:10.1306/212F7662-2B24-11D7-8648000102C1865D
  2. ^ Ekdale, A. A. (1980), "Graphoglyptid Burrows in Modern Deep-Sea Sediment", Science, 207 (4428): 304–306, Bibcode:1980Sci...207..304E, doi:10.1126/science.207.4428.304, PMID 17739664, S2CID 21181387


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