Morphology of the Early Jurassic Arietitidae and the effects of syn vivo serpulid infestations
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Published:2018-03-20
Issue:1
Volume:21
Page:67-77
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ISSN:2193-0074
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Container-title:Fossil Record
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Foss. Rec.
Author:
Ramming Michael,Korn Dieter,Klein Carina,Klug Christian
Abstract
Abstract. Selected specimens from the Jurassic ammonoid family Arietitidae were investigated using morphometric methods of transverse and longitudinal conch section analysis. The family Arietitidae is characterized by similarities in the conch geometry, but variation can be demonstrated by means of differences in conch morphology. Our study focuses on a specimen of the arietitid Pararnioceras sp., which revealed striking changes in conch morphology due to a syn vivo growth through a parasitic serpulid. Changes in its ontogenetic development are compared with specimens without epizoans. The ecological interpretation of the morphometric data allows the conclusion that the host possessed the ability to counteract the parasitic conch abnormalities by adapting its housing growth, thus ensuring survival.
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
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