Poster Number 79
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See more from this Session: Paleontology (Posters) I - Diversity, Evolution, and Biogeography
Abstract:
EPC occurs across a surprising array of marine gastropods, including at least 8 families (especially Olividae) and more than 30 genera, Paleocene-Recent. We have explored EPC in detail in 3 species from the Lower Eocene of the Gulf Coastal Plain: Ancillopsis [commonly referred to as Bullia] altilis (Conrad) (Olividae); Sulcobuccinum [commonly referred to as Pseudoliva] santander (Gardner) (Pseudolividae); and Athleta tuomeyi (Conrad) (Volutidae). Phylogenetic analysis shows that EPC is homoplasious in these 3 species. Preliminary analysis of serial sections through the spires of S. santander and A. tuomeyi suggests that they formed their EPC differently: S. santander deposited it simultaneously with apertural growth, whereas A. tuomeyi formed it later. (Analysis of A. altilis is underway.) These two modes of EPC formation may have resulted from constraints caused by different coiling parameters in the two species. When combined with models and Recent observations of possible function of EPC, this study may provide useful insights into the relative roles of selection and constraint in gastropod shell form.
See more from this Division: General Discipline Sessions
See more from this Session: Paleontology (Posters) I - Diversity, Evolution, and Biogeography