Parent taxon: Ichnofossils according to W. Hantzschel 1975
Sister taxa: Abeliella, Acanthichnus, Acanthorhaphe, Aglaspidichnus, Agrichnium, Alezichnos, Allocotichnus, Ambergrisichnus, Amphorichnus, Annelidichnium, Anobichnium, Apodidichnus, Archaeichnium, Archaeonassa, Ardelia, Arenicolites, Arthraria, Arthrophycus, Arthropodichnus, Asaphoidichnus, Asteriacitidae, Asterichnites, Asterichnus, Asterophycus, Asterosoma, Aulichnites, Balanoglossites, Baroccoichnites, Beaconichnus, Beaconites, Belorhaphe, Bergaueria, Bifasciculus, Biformitidae, Bifungites, Bifurculapes, Bifurculipes, Bostricophyton, Brancichnus, Brookvalichnus, Bunyerichnus, Calcideletrix, Calciroda, Calycraterion, Catenichnus, Caulostrepsis, Celliformidae, Chaetophorites, Chomatichnus, Chondrites, Circulichnis, Climactichnites, Cochlichnus, Conchifora, Conchotrema, Conichnus, Conispiron, Conopsoides, Conostichus, Copeza, Coprinisphaera, Coprinisphaeridae, Corophioides, Cosmorhaphe, Crininicaminus, Crossopodia, Cruziana, Ctenopholeus, Curvichnus, Curvolithus, Cycloichnus, Cylindrichnus, Cylindricum, Dactyloidites, Dactylophycus, Daedalus, Daimonelix, Dendrina, Dendrotichnium, Desmograpton, Dictyodora, Dictyoporus, Didymaulichnus, Dimorphichnus, Diplichnites, Diplocraterion, Diplopodichnus, Diplopodomorpha, Dolopichnus, Echinospira, Entobiaidae, Equihenia, Eugyrichnites, Fascifodina, Fascisichnium, Fraena, Fucusopsis, Fuersichnus, Furculosus, Fustiglyphus, Gastrochaenolites, Gastrochaenolitidae, Glockeria, Gluckstadtella, Goniadichnites, Gordia, Granularia, Graysonia, Gyrichnites, Gyrochorte, Gyrolithes, Gyrophyllites, Haentzschelinia, Halimedides, Halopoa, Hamipes, Haplotichnus, Harpepus, Heimdallia, Helicodromites, Helicolithus, Helicorhaphe, Heliochone, Helminthoida, Helminthopsis, Hexapodichnus, Histioderma, Hormosiroidea, Hydrancylus, Ichnocumulus, Ichnospongia, Ichnyspica, Ichnyspicam, Ichthyoidichnites, Imbrichnus, Imponoglyphus, Incisifex, Iramena, Irredictyon, Isopodichnus, Ixalichnus, Keckia, Kingella, Kouphichnium, Kulindrichnus, Laevicyclus, Laminites, Lanicoidichna, Lapispecus, Lapispira, Lennea, Lenticraterion, Lingulichnus, Lithographus, Lobichnus, Lockeia, Lophoctenium, Lorenzinia, Macanopsis, Maeandropolydora, Mammillichnis, Margaritichnus, Megagrapton, Merostomichnites, Mesichnium, Mesonereis, Micatuba, Minichnium, Mixoteichichnus, Monocraterion, Monomorphichnus, Mycelites, Myriapodites, Myzostomites, Neonereites, Neoskolithos, Nereites, Nygmites, Octopodichnus, Oldhamia, Oniscoidichnus, Ophiomorpha, Ormathichnus, Osprioneides, Osteichnidae, Ostreoblabe, Palaeachlya, Palaeohelminthoida, Palaeopede, Palaeoperone, Palaeophycus, Paleobuprestis, Paleodictyon, Paleohelcura, Paleoipidus, Paleomeandron, Paleoscolytus, Palmichnium, Palmiraichnus, Parahaentzscheliana, Paratisoa, Pennatulites, Pentichnus, Permichnium, Petalichnus, Phagophytichnus, Phoebichnus, Pholeus, Phycodes, Phycosiphon, Phyllodocites, Pilichnia, Plagiogmus, Plangtichnus, Podichnus, Polychoredrites, Polyisthmus, Polykampton, Protichnites, Protopaleodictyon, Protovirgularia, Psammichnites, Pseudobilobites, Pseudopolydorites, Pterichnus, Pteridichnites, Ptilotites, Quebecichnus, Radiichnus, Radionereites, Radomorpha, Ramosulichnus, Repentella, Rhabdoglyphus, Rhizocorallium, Rodocanalis, Rogerella, Rosselia, Rusophycus, Sabellarifex, Sabellarites, Saerichnites, Sagittarius, Sagittichnus, Saportia, Scalarituba, Scolecolithus, Scolicia, Scoyenia, Seminolithes, Siphonites, Skolithos, Solemyatuba, Specus, Spirodesmos, Spirographites, Spirophycus, Spirophyton, Spirorhaphe, Steigerwaldichnium, Steinichnus, Stellascolites, Stelloglyphus, Stichus, Stipsellus, Striatichnium, Strobilorhaphe, Subglockeria, Sublorenzinia, Sustergichnus, Syringomorpha, Taenidium, Talpina, Tambia, Taphrhelminthopsis, Tarrichnium, Tasmanadia, Tasselia, Teichichnus, Teratichnus, Teredolites, Tetraichnites, Thalamophaga, Thalassinoides, Tigillites, Tisoa, Topsentopsis, Torrowangea, Trachomatichnus, Treptichnus, Triavestigia, Trichichnus, Trichophycus, Trisulcus, Trypanites, Tuapseichnium, Tylichnus, Uchirites, Umfolozia, Unarites, Urohelminthoida, Vermiforichnus, Vermites, Volkichnium, Walpia, Yakutatia, Zoophycos
Subtaxa: Planolites annularis Planolites annularius Planolites ballandus Planolites beverleyensis Planolites congregatus Planolites corrugatus Planolites incipiens Planolites montanus Planolites reticulatus Planolites serpens Planolites striatus Planolites superbus Planolites terraenovae Planolites virgatus
Distribution:
• Eocene of Romania (1 collection), Spain (2)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (5), Argentina (2), Austria (2), Canada (1: Saskatchewan), China (3), Egypt (2), Germany (1), Mexico (3), Spain (2), Thailand (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Alaska, New Mexico, Utah)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia)
• Jurassic of Canada (1: British Columbia), Chile (1), China (2), Greenland (12), Spain (1), Switzerland (121), the United Kingdom (3), United States (2: Utah)
• Triassic to Jurassic of United States (2: Utah)
• Triassic of France (4), South Africa (1), Tunisia (1), United States (4: Nevada)
• Permian of the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (1)
• Carboniferous of Chile (1), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (6)
• Devonian of Canada (1: Quebec), Morocco (1), Spain (2)
• Silurian of India (4), United States (1: Wisconsin)
• Dobrotivian of Spain (1)
• Arenig of Canada (1: Newfoundland)
• Ordovician of United States (1: Kentucky)
• Tremadoc of Canada (4: Newfoundland)
• Solvan of the Czech Republic (1)
• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador), China (2), Denmark (16), India (3), Kazakhstan (1), Mexico (1), Poland (7), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (7), the United Kingdom (2), United States (18: California, Tennessee, Wisconsin)
• Poundian of Canada (1: Yukon)
• Wonokan of Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Yukon)
• Ediacaran of Canada (2: British Columbia, Northwest Territories), Norway (1), United States (7: California, Nevada, North Carolina)
• Calymmian of United States (1: Montana)
Total: 295 collections including 422 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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