Selective epizoan encrustation of some Silurian Brachiopods from Gotland

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Selective epizoan encrustation of some Silurian Brachiopods from Gotland

  • Volume / Part: 17 / 2
  • Publication Date: September 1974
  • Page(s): 423 - 429
  • Authored By: J. M. Hurst

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In a large collection of brachiopods from the Ludlow of Gotland, epizoan attachment is related to surface shell ornament and rib angularity. 'Camarotoechia' nucula has lateral inhalant canals which are indicated by Cornulites encrusting that part of the host shell. The distribution of Spirorbis suggests that 'Camarotoechia' nucula and Homoeospira baylei lived with the pedicle valve up, whilst Ptychopleurella bouchardi lived with the anterior commissure up.

Palaeontology - Volume 17 Part 2 Pages 423-429



Palaeontology - Volume 17 Part 2 Pages 423-429

Citations

HURST, J. M. 1974. Selective epizoan encrustation of some Silurian Brachiopods from Gotland. Palaeontology, 17, 2, 423–429.