Pisera, 1987
| Author(s): | Pisera, A. |
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| Year: | 1987 |
| Title: | Boring and nestling organisms from the upper Jurassic coral colonies from northern Poland |
| Journal: | Acta Palaeontologica Polonica |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Number: | 1-2 |
| Pages: | 83-104 |
| Abstract | The Upper Jurassic coral colonies collected from glacial deposits in northern Poland reveal abundant boring and nestling organisms. The most common borers were bivalves, among which 4 gastrochaenid species (Gastrochaena s. s. and Spenglerla) and 2 lithophagid species are described. Other borers included sipunculid worms and sponges (7). The nestling fauna consists of the bivalves Hiatella (probably also a facultative borer), Plicatula, and oysters, as well as serpulids. The assemblage of borers is suprisingly similar to Recent assemblages from coral reefs. The excellent preservation oi aragonitic bivalve structures allowed for a detailed examination of the internal structure of shells and boreholes. Basing on these features, new diagnostic characters are here proposed and a partial revision is undertaken. |
| Keywords: | Bioerosion, Bivalves, Jurassic, Paleontology, Poland, Trace fossils |
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