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IRMNG taxon details

Helminthopsis Heer, 1877 †

1073994  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1073994)

accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Originally assigned to the algae (Fucaceae), this genus is generally considered to represent feeding trails of animals. The...  
Taxonomic remark Originally assigned to the algae (Fucaceae), this genus is generally considered to represent feeding trails of animals. The generic name is retained in botanical nomenclature for purposes of homonymy. (Index Nominum Genericorum). Trace maker believed to be nematodes, refer Olivero & López Cabrera, 2023. [details]
IRMNG (2024). Helminthopsis Heer, 1877 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1073994 on 2025-04-22
Date
action
by
2007-05-28 22:00:00Z
created
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
2019-02-19 06:37:00Z
changed
2022-05-18 07:06:25Z
changed
2024-11-10 17:34:44Z
changed

basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/
note: as Fossil - Animalia [details] 

additional source Jensen, S. (1997). Trace fossils from the Lower Cambrian Mickwitzia sandstone, south-central Sweden. <em>Fossils and Strata.</em> 42: 1-110., available online at https://doi.org/10.18261/8200376656-1997 [details] 

verified source for family Olivero, E.; López Cabrera, M. (2023). Helminthopsis and Cylindrichnus ichnoguilds from Miocene thin-bedded turbidites, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. <em>Palaios.</em> 38(9): 371-393., available online at https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2022.058 [details] 

name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] 

current name source Olivero, E.; López Cabrera, M. (2023). Helminthopsis and Cylindrichnus ichnoguilds from Miocene thin-bedded turbidites, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. <em>Palaios.</em> 38(9): 371-393., available online at https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2022.058 [details] 

extant flag source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Lower Jurassic (Liassic); Switzerland. (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]

Taxonomic remark Originally assigned to the algae (Fucaceae), this genus is generally considered to represent feeding trails of animals. The generic name is retained in botanical nomenclature for purposes of homonymy. (Index Nominum Genericorum). Trace maker believed to be nematodes, refer Olivero & López Cabrera, 2023. [details]

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