Symbiotic endobiont biofacies in the Silurian of Baltica

Vinn, Olev; Wilson, Mark A.; Mõtus, Mari-Ann

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.03.041

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“…Rugosans are especially common in the stromatoporoids from the Ludlow of Estonia; usually there are numerous rugosan specimens per single stromatoporoid host (Nestor ; Vinn et al . ; Kershaw & Mõtus ). A solitary symbiotic rugosan has been recently described from a stromatoporoid of the Pridoli of Saaremaa (a single specimen infested of 18 stromatoporoids), Estonia (Vinn & Wilson ), but in this association, only two rugosans occur in a relatively large stromatoporoid.…”

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“…In addition to rugosans, the tabulate coral Syringopora and cornulitids are also common endobiotic symbionts in the Silurian stromatoporoids of Baltica (Kershaw ; Vinn & Wilson ; Vinn et al . ; Kershaw & Mõtus ). The Silurian of Baltica has a relatively rich record of stromatoporoid‐hosted symbiotic associations, but such associations are also common in the Llandovery of Laurentia (Nestor et al .…”

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Early symbiotic rugosan endobionts in stromatoporoids from the Rhuddanian of Estonia (Baltica)

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2017

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The earliest known symbiotic rugosan endobionts occur in stromatoporoids from the early Rhuddanian of Estonia. The stromatoporoid Ecclimadictyon nikitini from the Tamsalu Formation contains the rugosan Donacophyllum middendorffii endobiont. A stromatoporoid Clathrodictyon boreale from the Varbola Formation contains Streptelasma estonica and Bodophyllum sp. endobionts. There are up to three endobiotic rugosans per stromatoporoid host. Stromatoporoid hosts were beneficial for symbiotic rugosans as elevated substrates on a seafloor that offered a higher tier for feeding; they also offered enhanced substrate stability. Stromatoporoids of the end‐Ordovician mass‐extinction recovery fauna hosted a diverse fauna of symbiotic endobionts. There were few if any negative effects of this mass extinction on the symbiotic endobionts.

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Early symbiotic rugosan endobionts in stromatoporoids from the Rhuddanian of Estonia (Baltica)

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“…There are also records of symbiotic brachiopods living within the Silurian stromatoporoids (Tapanila, 2005). In addition, syringoporids occur in large numbers in the Silurian stromatoporoids of Baltica and other regions (Mistiaen, 1984;Kershaw, 1987;Vinn et al, 2014). A general picture emerges suggesting that Silurian stromatoporoids were easy to colonize by various invertebrates.…”

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“…In addition to rugosans, the tabulate coral Syringopora is also a common endobiotic symbiont in Silurian stromatoporoids of Baltica (Kershaw, 1987;Vinn et al, 2014). The Silurian of Baltica has a relatively rich record of symbiotic interactions between various other macroscopic invertebrates (Kershaw, 1987;Wilson, 2010, 2012;Vinn and Mõtus, 2014a,b).…”

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Earliest known rugosan-stromatoporoid symbiosis from the Llandovery of Estonia (Baltica)

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“…The Silurian of Baltica has a rich record of certain and probable symbiosis (Vinn et al . ). In this study, only confirmed records of symbiosis have been included where skeletal structures indicate that both organisms were growing together.…”

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Symbiotic interactions in the Silurian of Baltica

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Thirteen symbiotic associations occur in the Silurian of Baltica. Symbiosis was especially prominent among colonial animals, most commonly with stromatoporoids. These sponges hosted the most diverse fauna of endobiotic symbionts (including rugosans, Syringopora, 'polychaetes', cornulitids and lingulids). This pattern can be explained by the abundance of stromatoporoids in the Silurian of Baltica and their large skeletal volume, making them attractive hosts for smaller invertebrates. There is an evolutionary trend of an increasing number of different pairs of symbiotic taxa from the Llandovery to the Ludlow, with a remarkable increase in the Ludlow. This is likely related to an increase in the number of mutualistic taxa that could have had evolutionary advantages over organisms less amenable to symbiosis. The number of different pairs of symbiotic taxa also increased in the Wenlock, which may be linked to delayed recovery from the end-Ordovician mass extinction. □ Endobionts, parasites, Silurian, stromatoporoids, symbiosis, tabulates, trace fossils.Olev Vinn [olev.vinn@ut.ee],

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Symbiotic endobiont biofacies in the Silurian of Baltica

Cited by 11 publications

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Early symbiotic rugosan endobionts in stromatoporoids from the Rhuddanian of Estonia (Baltica)

Early symbiotic rugosan endobionts in stromatoporoids from the Rhuddanian of Estonia (Baltica)

Earliest known rugosan-stromatoporoid symbiosis from the Llandovery of Estonia (Baltica)

Symbiotic interactions in the Silurian of Baltica

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