First record of agglutinated worm tubes from the uppermost Cambrian of Estonia

• Autorzy: Vinn Olev , Isakar Mare , Hedeny Magdy El , Almansour Mansour I. , Alfarraj Saleh

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DOI

10.24425/agp.2024.152663

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A new species of agglutinated tube, Cryptosiphon oboloides sp. nov., is described from the Furongian of Estonia. The agglutinated tubes are composed of pieces of lingulate shells that are placed to form an overall pattern. The studied agglutinated tube strongly resembles cases of modern caddisfly larvae, though we do not suggest any phylogenetic affinity to caddisflies. The tubes originally contained an organic inner lining with a sticky external surface that enabled worms to glue on shell fragments and sand grains. The relatively well-arranged grains in the tube wall suggest that the animal actively assisted in gluing the shell fragments, orienting, and finding the right place for them. It is possible that worms capable of building agglutinated tubes from shell material originated in Baltica and later dispersed to the Armorican Terrane Assemblage and other regions in the Early to Middle Ordovician.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Agglutinated tubes; polychaetes; brachiopods; sandstones; Furongian; Baltica

PL

rurki aglutynowane; wieloszczety; ramienionogi; piaskowce; furong; Bałtyk

• Wydawca: Faculty of Geology of the University of Warsaw ; Komitet Nauk Geologicznych PAN
• Czasopismo: Acta Geologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 75, no. 2
• Strony: art. no. e41
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Vinn Olev

• Department of Geology, University of Tartu, Estonia

autor

Isakar Mare

• Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, Estonia

autor

Hedeny Magdy El

• Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt

autor

Almansour Mansour I.

• College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

autor

Alfarraj Saleh

• College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2026).