Spicule Pseudomorphs in Upper Triassic (Norian) Chaetetid Sponges from the Western Taurids (Antalya-Region, SW Turkey) - Spicules pseudomorphes chez des éponges chaetétides du Trias Supérieur(Norien) des Taurides Occidentales (Région d'Antalya, Turquie).

Cremer, Holger (1995) Spicule Pseudomorphs in Upper Triassic (Norian) Chaetetid Sponges from the Western Taurids (Antalya-Region, SW Turkey) - Spicules pseudomorphes chez des éponges chaetétides du Trias Supérieur(Norien) des Taurides Occidentales (Région d'Antalya, Turquie). Geobios, 28 (2). pp. 163-174. DOI 10.1016/S0016-6995(95)80222-3.

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Abstract

Four spicule-bearing chaetetid sponges are described from Upper Triassic (Norian) reef carbonates of the WesternTaurids (Antalya-Region, SW Turkey): Atrochaetetes alakirensisCuif & Fischer, Blastochaetetes dolomiticusBizzarini & Braga, Ptychochaetetes sp. and ?Bauneia sp.. Spicules are preserved as calcitic pseudomorphs. They are either short and thick or long and slender, corresponding to typical styles; oxes are rarely present in Atrochaetetes alakirensis. The styles are mainly embedded in the secondary rigid skeleton, but their rounded ends appear to be attached to the primary wall. In Blastochaetetes dolomiticus and ?Bauneia sp. styles are also embedded in the primary wall. A comparison of these spicule-skeletons with those of other chaetetids, especially Paleozoic species, confirms the polyphyletic origin of the Taxon Chaetetida.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: Upper trias; Turkey; Chaetetids; Spicules; Taxonomy; Phylogeny
Research affiliation: OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics > FB1-P-OZ Paleo-Oceanography
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: Elsevier
Projects: Reef Evolution / Triassic Reefs
Date Deposited: 12 Feb 2016 08:42
Last Modified: 20 Jun 2017 12:32
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/31305

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