Bathymetric distributions of Calcarea and Hexactinellida in the present and the past
- 1 December 1968
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 105 (6), 546-559
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800055904
Abstract
SUMMARY: Calcarea and Hexactinellida are now characteristic of different depth zones, and have shown comparable bathymetric zonation since the Carboniferous period. This paper reviews and discusses relevant evidence from modern and fossil sponge faunas, together with some problems involved in the use of the modern data for the assessment of past depths. The most important independent evidence is provided by calcareous algae and herma-typic Scleractinia.Keywords
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