Traces of naticid predation on the Gryphaeid oyster Pycnodonte dissimilaris: Epifaunal drilling of prey in the Paleocene

Historical Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-19

  Dietl, Gregory P ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gryhaeidae; Naticidae; Predation; Predator prey; Pycnodonte; Reclining oysters

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; EPIFAUNA; MOLLUSC; PALEOCENE; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TRACE FOSSIL;

GASTROPODA; GRYPHAEIDAE; MOLLUSCA; NATICIDAE; OSTREIDAE; PYCNODONTE; PYCNODONTE DISSIMILARIS;

EID: 0141838115     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0891296021000041764     Document Type: Article

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