Biology of shallow marine ichnology: a modern perspective

Aquatic Biology

关键词: Ichnology;    Neoichnology;    Traces;    Crustacea;    Vermiforms;    Bivalves;    Echinoderms;    Anemones;   

DOI  :  10.3354/ab00055

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: This study considers the construction and functionality of biogenic structures made by marine, vermiform nemerteans, polychaetes and hemichordates; marine crustaceans; motile bivalves; motile echinoderms; and sponges and sea anemones. We report on a range of modern biogenic structures similar to several known ichnogenera. Vermiform animals dominantly occupy vertical burrows that range from simple through helical shafts to Y- and U-shapes. Horizontal traces made by worms range in form, but are dominated by branching and variably sinuous to meandering burrows. Crustaceans primarily excavate open burrow systems that possess a range of architectures that are similar to either

【 授权许可】

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