<i>Oichnus simplex</i> Bromley infesting <i>Hemipneustes striatoradiatus</i> (Leske) (Echinoidea) from the Maastrichtian type area (Upper Cretaceous, The Netherlands)

Donovan, Stephen K.; Jagt, John W.M.

doi:10.1080/10420940.2019.1584561

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“…Donovan and Jagt (2002, 2003, 2004, 2013) and Donovan et al (2008) described non-penetrative Oichnus -like structures in Cretaceous echinoids that could be interpreted as the result of parasites or even failed predatory attacks (see Donovan, 2015 for further references). In addition, Deline (2008) documented the presence of a borehole in the Late Ordovician echinoderm Enoploura (Stylophora).…”

Section: Traces Not Directly Produced By Echinoderms But Closely Relamentioning

confidence: 99%

Echinoderm ichnology: bioturbation, bioerosion and related processes

Belaústegui¹,

Muñiz²,

Nebelsick³

et al. 2017

J. Paleontol.

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Abstract.-Among invertebrates and both in modern and ancient marine environments, certain echinoderms have been and are some of the most active and widespread bioturbators and bioeroders. Bioturbation and/or bioerosion of regular and irregular echinoids, starfish, brittle stars, sea cucumbers and crinoids are known from modern settings, and some of the resulting traces have their counterparts in the fossil record. By contrast, surficial trails or trackways produced by other modern echinoderms, e.g., sand dollars, exhibit a lower preservation rate and have not yet been identified in the fossil record. In addition, the unique features of the echinoderm skeleton (e.g., composition, rapid growth, multi-element architecture, etc.) may promote the production of related traces produced by the reutilization of echinoderm ossicles (e.g., burrow lining), predation (e.g., borings), or parasitism (e.g., swellings or cysts). Finally, the skeletal robustness of some echinoids may promote their post mortum use as benthic islands for the settlement of hard-substrate dwellers.

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Section: Traces Not Directly Produced By Echinoderms But Closely Relamentioning

confidence: 99%