THE DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA) AS PREDATORS ON MOLLUSCA THROUGH GEOLOGIC TIME

The relationship between predator and prey is a persistent theme in marine paleontology. Herein we focus on the decapod Crustacea, the shrimps, lobsters, and crabs, and their role as predators on the Mollusca through geologic time. Five major means by which decapods crush shells or eat shelled prey...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Palaios 2010-03, Vol.25 (3), p.167-182
Hauptverfasser:	SCHWEITZER, CARRIE E, FELDMANN, RODNEY M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptations Appendages Arthropoda biologic evolution Cenozoic Claws Crabs Crushing Crustacea Crustaceans Decapoda Diet Evolution feeding Finger Fossils functional morphology Geology Homarus americanus Invertebrata invertebrate Leg Lobsters Malacostraca Mandibles Mandibulata Marine Mesozoic Mollusca Mollusks morphology Paleontology Predation Predators Prey Research s Shells Specialization Teeth Walking
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