INVESTIGADORES
CASADIO Silvio Alberto
artículos
Título:
The oyster Crassostrea? hatcheri (Ortmann, 1897), a physical ecosystem engineer from the upper Oligocene-lower Miocene of Patagonia, southern Argentina.
Autor/es:
PARRAS, ANA; CASADIO, SILVIO
Revista:
PALAIOS
Editorial:
Allen Press
Referencias:
Lugar: Lawrence; Año: 2006 vol. 21 p. 168 - 186
ISSN:
0883-1351
Resumen:
The oyster Crassostrea? hatcheri (Ortmann) is one of the
most common fossils in OligoceneMiocene marine rocks in
Patagonia, southern Argentina. This oyster is distinguished
by its large size and the great thickness of its
valves. It built framework reefs in shallow-shelf environments,
and its valves formlarge biogenic and sedimentologic
concentrations exposed in many areas of Patagonia. This
paper focuses on the community of boring and encrusting
organisms living on the valves of C.? hatcheri, in both the
biogenic and sedimentologic concentrations. This community
includes fungi, algae, sponges, arthropods, bryozoans,
phoronids, polychaetes, brachiopods, and mollusks. The recorded
diversity is comparable to that observed in Recent
oyster reefs, suggesting that C.? hatcheri was a physical
ecosystem engineer in shallow-shelf environments during
the late Oligoceneearly Miocene. Primary factors in their
role as facilitating organisms were, besides the size of the
valves, the age of adult specimens (average5 25 years), high
population densities, wide geographical range (more than
108 latitude), and long temporal range (more than 5My), in
addition to the framework of the reefs and the sedimentologic
concentrations of the valves.Crassostrea? hatcheri (Ortmann) is one of the
most common fossils in OligoceneMiocene marine rocks in
Patagonia, southern Argentina. This oyster is distinguished
by its large size and the great thickness of its
valves. It built framework reefs in shallow-shelf environments,
and its valves formlarge biogenic and sedimentologic
concentrations exposed in many areas of Patagonia. This
paper focuses on the community of boring and encrusting
organisms living on the valves of C.? hatcheri, in both the
biogenic and sedimentologic concentrations. This community
includes fungi, algae, sponges, arthropods, bryozoans,
phoronids, polychaetes, brachiopods, and mollusks. The recorded
diversity is comparable to that observed in Recent
oyster reefs, suggesting that C.? hatcheri was a physical
ecosystem engineer in shallow-shelf environments during
the late Oligoceneearly Miocene. Primary factors in their
role as facilitating organisms were, besides the size of the
valves, the age of adult specimens (average5 25 years), high
population densities, wide geographical range (more than
108 latitude), and long temporal range (more than 5My), in
addition to the framework of the reefs and the sedimentologic
concentrations of the valves.C.? hatcheri, in both the
biogenic and sedimentologic concentrations. This community
includes fungi, algae, sponges, arthropods, bryozoans,
phoronids, polychaetes, brachiopods, and mollusks. The recorded
diversity is comparable to that observed in Recent
oyster reefs, suggesting that C.? hatcheri was a physical
ecosystem engineer in shallow-shelf environments during
the late Oligoceneearly Miocene. Primary factors in their
role as facilitating organisms were, besides the size of the
valves, the age of adult specimens (average5 25 years), high
population densities, wide geographical range (more than
108 latitude), and long temporal range (more than 5My), in
addition to the framework of the reefs and the sedimentologic
concentrations of the valves.C.? hatcheri was a physical
ecosystem engineer in shallow-shelf environments during
the late Oligoceneearly Miocene. Primary factors in their
role as facilitating organisms were, besides the size of the
valves, the age of adult specimens (average5 25 years), high
population densities, wide geographical range (more than
108 latitude), and long temporal range (more than 5My), in
addition to the framework of the reefs and the sedimentologic
concentrations of the valves.5 25 years), high
population densities, wide geographical range (more than
108 latitude), and long temporal range (more than 5My), in
addition to the framework of the reefs and the sedimentologic
concentrations of the valves.8 latitude), and long temporal range (more than 5My), in
addition to the framework of the reefs and the sedimentologic
concentrations of the valves.