High calcification rates and inferred metabolic trade-offs in the largest turritellid gastropod, Turritella abrupta (Neogene)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109623
Abstract: Abstract Turritella abrupta (Miocene-Pliocene) is the largest species known from the diverse Jurassic-Recent gastropod family Turritellidae. In addition to having achieved long length and substantial width, the species produces shells of exceptional thickness, even before… read more here.
Keywords: high calcification; turritella abrupta; calcification rates; turritella ... See more keywords