Photonegative young in the Triassic lamellibranch Lima lineata (Schlotheim)

Volume / Part: 3 / 3
Publication Date: December 1960
Page(s): 362 - 369
Authored By: R. P. S. Jefferies

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The occurrence of young specimens of Lima lineata (Schlotheim) within the lunules of adults of this German Triassic species is held to be due to photonegative habits and points to a possible origin of nest-building in the Limidae. The non-occurrence of this feature in some parts of Germany and its abundance in other parts is believed to depend on whether or not the adult was byssally attached.

Palaeontology - Volume 3 Part 3 Pages 362-369

Palaeontology - Volume 3 Part 3 Pages 362-369

Citations

JEFFERIES, R. P. S. 1960. Photonegative young in the Triassic lamellibranch Lima lineata (Schlotheim). Palaeontology, 3, 3, 362–369.