Peel, 1984a

Author(s):Peel, J. S.
Year:1984
Title:Attempted predation and shell repair in Euomphalopterus (Gastropoda) from the Silurian of Gotland
Journal:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark
Volume:32
Number:3-4
Pages:163–168
Abstract

Two cases of shell breakage and subsequent repair are described in Euomphalopterus Roemer, 1876 from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden. One specimen shows a single repaired injury. The second specimen shows repeated breakage and repair, with eventual loss of the prominent peripheral frill which is considered characteristic of the genus. Scalloped fracture margins comparable to those produced by the living cuttlefish Sepia suggest that the Silurian predators may also have been cephalopods.

Keywords:Bioerosion, Fish traces, Gotland, Paleontology, Predation, Repaired shell injury, Silurian, Sweden, Trace fossils
DOI:https://doi.org/10.37570/bgsd-1983-32-12
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