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Spongivory in pleurotomariid gastropods
| Title: | Spongivory in pleurotomariid gastropods. |
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| Name(s): |
Harasewych, M. G., creator Pomponi, Shirley A., creator Askew, T. M., creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1988 | |
| Publisher: | The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum | |
| Extent: | 8 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3186451 (digitool), FADT3186451 (IID), fau:5987 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Direct in situ observations of feeding together with analyses of the gut contents of Perotrochus midas and P. amabilis indicate that these species feed predominantly and selectively on sponge tissue. Foraminiferal and diatom tests previously reported in the gut contents of pleurotomariids are derived from planktonic sediment coating the surfaces of sponges and do not significantly contribute to the nutrition of these gastropods. This author manuscript appears courtesy of The Nautilus, a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit quarterly published by the non-profit organization The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. The published version is available at http://shellmuseum.org/nautilus/index.html and may be cited as: Harasewych, M. G., Pomponi, S. A., & Askew, T. M. (1988). Spongivory in pleurotomariid gastropods. The Nautilus, 102(3), 92-98. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #643. |
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| Subject(s): |
Gastropoda Sponges Snails |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3186451 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1988 The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
