| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) |
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| Title | Borings in the shell of an Ordovician (Whiterockian) gastropod |
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| Journal | Journal of Paleontology |
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| Authors | Rohr, David M. | Author |
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| Year | 1991 (July) | Volume | 65 |
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| Issue | 4 |
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| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
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| DOI | doi:10.1017/s0022336000030778Search in ResearchGate |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 415343 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:415343:0 |
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| Full Reference | Rohr, David M. (1991) Borings in the shell of an Ordovician (Whiterockian) gastropod. Journal of Paleontology, 65 (4) 687-688 doi:10.1017/s0022336000030778 |
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| Plain Text | Rohr, David M. (1991) Borings in the shell of an Ordovician (Whiterockian) gastropod. Journal of Paleontology, 65 (4) 687-688 doi:10.1017/s0022336000030778 |
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| In | (1991, July) Journal of Paleontology Vol. 65 (4) Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
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| Abstract/Notes | A single specimen of the platyceratacean gastropod Raphispira showing one complete and one incomplete, slightly elliptical borehole was recovered from the Antelope Valley Formation in central Nevada. Circular boreholes may be formed by a variety of causes, but they are most commonly attributed to the predators. In the Paleozoic the holes are most common in brachiopods, both calcareous and phosphatic. This is the oldest reported occurrence in a calcareous shell. In most instances, if a hard-bodied form is consumed by a carnivore, little recognizable evidence remains; therefore, predator boreholes are helpful in determining trophic relationships. |
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