Nereites
Nereites A bilobed trail that winds over a bedding plane. The trail has a transverse ornament and was formed by a deposit feeder during its methodical search for food. The term ‘Nereites facies’ is given to deep-water deposits characterized by Nereites and depth-related genera.
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