Functional morphology and modifications on spine growth in the productid brachiopod Heteralosia slocomi

• Autorzy: Perez-Huerta A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Spines are one of the most characteristic ornamenting features of many fossil brachiopod taxa. Despite several studies of spines in different species, there is still insufficient information about the development, functionalmorphology, andmodifications of brachiopod spines. In particular, ontogenetic data are very rare and the understanding of the relationship between functional morphology and paleoecology is elusive. The present study analyzes the functional morphology and modifications on spines of the Pennsylvanian brachiopod species Heteralosia slocomi throughout ontogeny. Spines are tubular hollow and only displayed on the surface of the ventral valves, where they develop from a specific point at the margins of the growth lamellae and directed towards the anterolateral margins.Modifications of up to 180 from this original direction of growth are observed in response to ecological pressure and biotic interactions. The function of these spines is primarily for attachment by clasping and cementation, but the possibility of spines acting as sensory mechanisms is not excluded.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

functional morphology; modification; spine growth; productid brachiopod; brachiopod; Heteralosia slocomi; Brachiopoda; Productida; tubular hollow spine; silicification; ontogenesis; paleoecology

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 58
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.383-390,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Perez-Huerta A.

• Department of Geological Sciences, 2018 Bevill Building, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa AL 35487, USA

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