The Gastropod, Siphonaria pectinata: a Factor in Destruction of Beach Rock

The Gastropod, Siphonaria pectinata: a Factor in Destruction of Beach Rock

The marine gastropod, Siphonaria pectinata, has an active part in the complex formation of secondary solution features characteristic of outcroppings of beach rock in south Florida. Analyses were made of the distribution, anatomy, and feeding activity ofthis snail. The results show that these mollus...

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Veröffentlicht in:American zoologist 1969-08, Vol.9 (3), p.895-901
Hauptverfasser: CRAIG, ALAN K., DOBKIN, SHELDON, GRIMM, ROBERT B., DAVIDSON, J. BLAINE
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Algae
Beaches
Carbonates
Coasts
Erosion
Geology
Mollusks
Penetration by Invertebrates
Rocks
Sand
Snails
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Zusammenfassung:The marine gastropod, Siphonaria pectinata, has an active part in the complex formation of secondary solution features characteristic of outcroppings of beach rock in south Florida. Analyses were made of the distribution, anatomy, and feeding activity ofthis snail. The results show that these molluscs are concentrated in areas of maximum algal growth. While grazing they rasp substrata presoftened by algae so that new rock surfaces are continually exposed to biochemical erosion.
ISSN:1540-7063
0003-1569
1557-7023
DOI:10.1093/icb/9.3.895