@article{10272/24838,
year = {2012},
month = {4},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24838},
abstract = {Extensive bivalve borings are described in detail for the first time from basalt rockgrounds in the North Atlantic volcanic islands of Macaronesia. They occur on a Middle Miocene rocky shore of a small islet of Porto Santo (Madeira archipelago of Portugal), as well as on Plio-Pleistocene rocky shores on Santiago (Cape Verde archipelago). A basalt substrate is widely penetrated by clavate-shaped borings belonging to the ichnogenus  Gastrochaenolites interpreted as dwelling structures of suspension-feeding bivalves. Some of these borings still retain evidence of the alleged trace-makers preserved as body fossils, while others are filled with their casts. The ichnofossil assemblage present on these bioeroded surfaces belongs to the Entobia ichnofacies. Recognition of Gastrochaenolites borings in volcanic rocks provides useful palaeoenvironmental information regarding an expanded strategy for hard-substrate colonization. Preliminary results from fieldwork in the Cape Verde Islands indicate that such borings are more widespread through Macaronesia than previously thought.},
organization = {Financial support to A. Santos came from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (Juan de la Cierva subprogram, Ref: JCI-2008-2431). Johnson’s participation was supported by a travel grant from the Class of 1945 Faculty World Fellowship during sabbatical leave from Williams College in 2009–2010. Participation by J. Ledesma-Vázquez was supported by travel grants from the Universidad Autonóma de Baja California under the 14th Research Program, as well as from the Cuerpo Academico de Geología Costera/Programa Integral de Fortalecimiento Institucional. Financial support also was provided in 2011 through by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain Spanish by the project CGL2010-15372-BTE. Support by the Junta de Andalucía (Spanish government) to the Research Group RNM316 (Tectonics and Palaeontology) is acknowledged},
publisher = {Springer},
keywords = {Paleoicnología},
keywords = {Paleontología},
title = {Extreme habitat adaptation by boring bivalves on volcanically active palaeoshores from North Atlantic Macaronesia},
doi = {doi.org/10.1007/s10347-011-0283-z},
author = {Santos, Ana and Johnson, Markes and Baarli, Gudveig and Cachão, Mario and Marques da Silva, Carlos and Ledesma-Vázquez, Jorge and Mayoral Alfaro, Eduardo},
}