Publikationsdatum:
2024-01-12
Beschreibung:
Several gastropods, including members of the\nBusyconinae, wedge or chip bivalve prey by inserting the\nouter lip between the valves. This habit, which is associated\nwith an abapically downwardly convex outer lip, often results\nin breakage and subsequent repair of the lip. I tested the\nhypothesis that convex-lipped clavilithines from the Eocene\nof France and the Neogene of Indonesia had higher frequencies\nof repair than their straight-lipped counterparts. Although\nthis prediction was verified, frequencies of repair are low (0\nto 0.19) compared to those of busyconines, indicating either\nthat prey bivalves were small or that the predators are smaller\nthan most busyconines.
Schlagwort(e):
Gastropoda
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Clavilithes
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Bivalvia
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predation
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outer lip
Repository-Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Materialart:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Format:
application/pdf
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