IRMNG - Gyrolithes Saporta, 1884 †

IRMNG taxon details

Gyrolithes Saporta, 1884 †

IRMNG_ID

1126223 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1126223)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Trace fossils †

Synonymised names

Conospiron Vialov, 1969 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Ichnogyrus Bown & Kraus, 1983 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Megagyrolithes Gaillard, 1980 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Spiroscolex Torell, 1869 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Org. problém.
page(s): 27 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Ichnogenus (fossil burrows).

Taxonomic remark Ichnogenus (fossil burrows). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Gyrolithes Saporta, 1884 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1126223 on 2026-06-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-13 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2019-02-19 06:37:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-05-18 07:06:25Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2025-03-14 21:44:30Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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original description Org. problém.
page(s): 27 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

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

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

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

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

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

original description (of Megagyrolithes Gaillard, 1980 †) Geobios, Lyon 13 (3)
page(s): 465 [details]

original description (of Ichnogyrus Bown & Kraus, 1983 †) Palaeogeography Palaeoclimat. Palaeoecol. 43 (1-2)
page(s): 111 [details]

original description (of Spiroscolex Torell, 1869 †) Acta Univ. Lund., 6, no. 8
page(s): 12 [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Ichnogenus (fossil burrows). [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Megagyrolithes Gaillard, 1980 †)
To BioNames database (from synonym Ichnogyrus Bown & Kraus, 1983 †)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Megagyrolithes Gaillard, 1980 †)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Ichnogyrus Bown & Kraus, 1983 †)