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Discovery of a silicate rock-boring organism and macrobioerosion in fresh water

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  • Ivan N. Bolotov

    (Northern Arctic Federal University
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Olga V. Aksenova

    (Northern Arctic Federal University
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Torkild Bakken

    (NTNU University Museum)

  • Christopher J. Glasby

    (Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory)

  • Mikhail Yu. Gofarov

    (Northern Arctic Federal University
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Alexander V. Kondakov

    (Northern Arctic Federal University
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Ekaterina S. Konopleva

    (Northern Arctic Federal University
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Manuel Lopes-Lima

    (University of Porto
    University of Porto)

  • Artyom A. Lyubas

    (Northern Arctic Federal University
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Yu Wang

    (Nanyang Technological University
    National Taiwan University)

  • Andrey Yu. Bychkov

    (Lomonosov Moscow State University
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Agniya M. Sokolova

    (Russian Academy of Sciences
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Kitti Tanmuangpak

    (Loei Rajabhat University)

  • Sakboworn Tumpeesuwan

    (Mahasarakham University)

  • Ilya V. Vikhrev

    (Northern Arctic Federal University
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • J. Bruce H. Shyu

    (National Taiwan University)

  • Than Win

    (Hpa-An University)

  • Oleg S. Pokrovsky

    (UMR 5563 CNRS
    Tomsk State University)

Abstract

Macrobioerosion is a common process in marine ecosystems. Many types of rock-boring organisms break down hard substrates, particularly carbonate rocks and calcareous structures such as dead corals and shells. In paleontology, the presence of rocks with boreholes and fossil macroboring assemblage members is one of the primary diagnostic features of shallow marine paleo-environments. Here we describe a silicate rock-boring organism and an associated community in submerged siltstone rock outcrops in Kaladan River, Myanmar. The rock-boring mussel Lignopholas fluminalis is a close relative of the marine piddocks, and its borings belong to the ichnospecies Gastrochaenolites anauchen. The neotectonic uplift of the area leading to gradual decrease of the sea level with subsequent shift from estuarine to freshwater environment was the most likely driver for the origin of this community. Our findings highlight that rocks with macroborings are not an exclusive indicator of marine paleo-ecosystems, but may also reflect freshwater habitats.

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  • Ivan N. Bolotov & Olga V. Aksenova & Torkild Bakken & Christopher J. Glasby & Mikhail Yu. Gofarov & Alexander V. Kondakov & Ekaterina S. Konopleva & Manuel Lopes-Lima & Artyom A. Lyubas & Yu Wang & An, 2018. "Discovery of a silicate rock-boring organism and macrobioerosion in fresh water," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-05133-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05133-4
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