The trace fossil Diopatrichnus santamariensis nov. isp. – a shell armored tube from Pliocene sediments of Santa Maria Island, Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean)

Alfred Uchman; Victor Quintino; Ana Maria Rodrigues; Markes E. Johnson; Carlos S. Melo; Ricardo Cordeiro; Ricardo S. Ramalho; Sérgio P. Ávila

doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.002

The trace fossil Diopatrichnus santamariensis nov. isp. – a shell armored tube from Pliocene sediments of Santa Maria Island, Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean)

Alfred Uchman, Victor Quintino, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Markes E. Johnson, Carlos S. Melo, Ricardo Cordeiro, Ricardo S. Ramalho, Sérgio P. Ávila

School of Earth Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

17 Citations (Scopus)

448 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Diopatrichnus santamariensis nov. isp. from lower Pliocene sediments on Santa Maria Island in the Azores Archipelago (mid-North Atlantic) represents the third ichnospecies of Diopatrichnus Kern, as characterized by a vertical or inclined tube armoured mainly by bivalve shells that are mostly perpendicular to the burrow axis and concave-upward. The polychaete Owenia (family Oweniidae) is favoured as its potential tracemaker based on recent analogues, as opposed to the alternative polychaete Diopatra (family Onuphidae). The tracemaker was able to cross oceanic depths, distances, and colonize mid-ocean island sediments. In general, including this example from Santa Maria Island, Diopatrichnus occurs mostly within the Skolithos and the Cruziana ichnofacies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	459-469
Number of pages	11
Journal	Geobios
Volume	50
Issue number	5-6
Early online date	10 Oct 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.002
Publication status	Published - Dec 2017

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Ichnology
Ichnotaxonomy
Oceanic islands
Shallow-marine clastics
Polychaetes
Santa Maria Island
Azores

Access to Document

10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.002

Full-text PDF (accepted author manuscript)
This is the author accepted manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via ELSEVIER at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016699516301292 . Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher.
Accepted author manuscript, 1.4 MBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND

Handle.net

Persistent link

Cite this

@article{8457ae009a18400cab1eeec9bc990327,

title = "The trace fossil Diopatrichnus santamariensis nov. isp. – a shell armored tube from Pliocene sediments of Santa Maria Island, Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean)",

abstract = "Diopatrichnus santamariensis nov. isp. from lower Pliocene sediments on Santa Maria Island in the Azores Archipelago (mid-North Atlantic) represents the third ichnospecies of Diopatrichnus Kern, as characterized by a vertical or inclined tube armoured mainly by bivalve shells that are mostly perpendicular to the burrow axis and concave-upward. The polychaete Owenia (family Oweniidae) is favoured as its potential tracemaker based on recent analogues, as opposed to the alternative polychaete Diopatra (family Onuphidae). The tracemaker was able to cross oceanic depths, distances, and colonize mid-ocean island sediments. In general, including this example from Santa Maria Island, Diopatrichnus occurs mostly within the Skolithos and the Cruziana ichnofacies.",

keywords = "Ichnology, Ichnotaxonomy, Oceanic islands, Shallow-marine clastics, Polychaetes, Santa Maria Island, Azores",

author = "Alfred Uchman and Victor Quintino and Rodrigues, \{Ana Maria\} and Johnson, \{Markes E.\} and Melo, \{Carlos S.\} and Ricardo Cordeiro and Ramalho, \{Ricardo S.\} and {\'A}vila, \{S{\'e}rgio P.\}",

year = "2017",

month = dec,

doi = "10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.002",

language = "English",

volume = "50",

pages = "459--469",

journal = "Geobios",

issn = "0016-6995",

publisher = "Elsevier Masson SAS",

number = "5-6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The trace fossil Diopatrichnus santamariensis nov. isp. – a shell armored tube from Pliocene sediments of Santa Maria Island, Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean)

AU - Uchman, Alfred

AU - Quintino, Victor

AU - Rodrigues, Ana Maria

AU - Johnson, Markes E.

AU - Melo, Carlos S.

AU - Cordeiro, Ricardo

AU - Ramalho, Ricardo S.

AU - Ávila, Sérgio P.

PY - 2017/12

Y1 - 2017/12

N2 - Diopatrichnus santamariensis nov. isp. from lower Pliocene sediments on Santa Maria Island in the Azores Archipelago (mid-North Atlantic) represents the third ichnospecies of Diopatrichnus Kern, as characterized by a vertical or inclined tube armoured mainly by bivalve shells that are mostly perpendicular to the burrow axis and concave-upward. The polychaete Owenia (family Oweniidae) is favoured as its potential tracemaker based on recent analogues, as opposed to the alternative polychaete Diopatra (family Onuphidae). The tracemaker was able to cross oceanic depths, distances, and colonize mid-ocean island sediments. In general, including this example from Santa Maria Island, Diopatrichnus occurs mostly within the Skolithos and the Cruziana ichnofacies.

AB - Diopatrichnus santamariensis nov. isp. from lower Pliocene sediments on Santa Maria Island in the Azores Archipelago (mid-North Atlantic) represents the third ichnospecies of Diopatrichnus Kern, as characterized by a vertical or inclined tube armoured mainly by bivalve shells that are mostly perpendicular to the burrow axis and concave-upward. The polychaete Owenia (family Oweniidae) is favoured as its potential tracemaker based on recent analogues, as opposed to the alternative polychaete Diopatra (family Onuphidae). The tracemaker was able to cross oceanic depths, distances, and colonize mid-ocean island sediments. In general, including this example from Santa Maria Island, Diopatrichnus occurs mostly within the Skolithos and the Cruziana ichnofacies.

KW - Ichnology

KW - Ichnotaxonomy

KW - Oceanic islands

KW - Shallow-marine clastics

KW - Polychaetes

KW - Santa Maria Island

KW - Azores

U2 - 10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.002

DO - 10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.002

M3 - Article (Academic Journal)

SN - 0016-6995

VL - 50

SP - 459

EP - 469

JO - Geobios

JF - Geobios

IS - 5-6

ER -