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Drill holes in shells of Permian benthic invertebrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Michałtrok Kowalewski ,
Marcello G. Simões ,
Fernanda F. Torello ,
L. H. C. Mello  and
Renato P. Ghilardi
Michałtrok Kowalewski
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061,
Marcello G. Simões
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, SP, CEP 18.618-000
Fernanda F. Torello
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, SP, CEP 18.618-000 Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05422-970
L. H. C. Mello
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, SP, CEP 18.618-000 Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05422-970
Renato P. Ghilardi
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, SP, CEP 18.618-000 Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05422-970
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Abstract

Newly discovered benthic fossils and specimens illustrated in the paleontological literature indicate that drilling predators (or parasites) were present in the Permian. New field data from southern Brazil document the first drill holes ever reported for Permian bivalve mollusks. In addition, a literature review revealed drill holes in shells of articulate brachiopods from Russia, Greece, and West Texas. Holes range in size from 0.1 to 5.8 mm and are typically round, cylindrical, singular penetrations perpendicular to the valve surface. Incomplete, healed, and multiple holes are absent. Drilling frequency, a proxy for predation intensity, is very low: less than 1 percent (this estimate may be seriously affected by taphonomic and monographic biases). Literature data suggest that frequency of drilled specimens varied significantly among higher brachiopod taxa. The geography and stratigraphy of drilled specimens indicate that drilling organisms were worldwide in their occurrence and continuously present in marine ecosystems throughout the Permian. This report is consistent with other recent studies indicating that although drillers were continuously present throughout the Phanerozoic, drilling intensity was lower in the Late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , May 2000 , pp. 532 - 543
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