豫西早寒武世辛集组的一个双壳类

本文所描述的双壳类卵形波杰特蛤(新种)Pojetaia ovata(sp.nov.)系采自河南方城杨楼辛集组上部灰岩之底部的碎屑灰岩层,位于Bergeroniellus层位之下。其时代应属早寒武世沧浪铺早期。可与澳大利亚南部产有Pojetaia runnegari Jell的地层相对比。本种是我国目前最低层位的双壳类。     

西藏羌北地区早泥盆世地层的发现及平沙沟组的建立

西藏羌北地区从未发现过有可靠化石依据的晚二叠世以前的沉积地层,是否存在这些地层是目前诸多地质工作者关注的问题之一。在西藏进行地质调查时,发现一套含双壳类Eoschizodus roemeri,E.minor,E.inflatus,Actinodesma(Actinodesma)cf.mallei forme,A.(Actindesma)cf.vespertilio等和腕足类Huananochonetes subquadratus等的地层,这些化石的分布时代均为早泥盆世晚期(Emsian)。据此,确定产上述化石的地层为下泥盆统上部,并命名为平沙沟组。这是在西藏羌北地区首次发现早泥盆世地层。证实了羌北地区有晚二叠世以前沉积地层的存在,为研究羌北地区古生代中期的构造活动、演化、古地理分布格局及古生物地理区划提供了新资料。     

双壳纲韧带文石纤维的纳米形貌及光学反射特征

采用场发射扫描电镜及微型光纤光谱仪对21种双壳纲韧带中文石纤维的纳米形貌及光学反射特征进行研究,经过对比分析及统计结果表明:形貌上,文石纤维是由约30 nm～80 nm的亚颗粒沿纤维轴向排列而成,呈串珠状结构;纤维横截面常呈近六边形或浑圆形,但棕带仙女蛤、砗蚝及粒帽蚶呈长六边形.纤维直径及相邻纤维间距与生物种类有关,变化范围分别为65 nm～222 nm及88 nm～214 nm.除了砗蚝及粒帽蚶韧带无光学反射外,其他韧带均存在位于可见光范围内单反射峰,并随湿润程度增大而增加,反射强度也增大主波长还发生红移,从而导致韧带的水致变色现象,变色范围为28 nm～145 nm.韧带文石纤维独特的纳米形貌及其复杂的水致变色现象的发现对生物的矿物学及光子学研究具有重要的意义.     

双壳纲软体动物含碳量及年度碳储量估算——以河北昌黎黄金海岸国家级自然保护区海域为例

在2019年昌黎黄金海岸国家级自然保护区海域双壳纲软体动物调查的基础上,对该海域双壳纲软体动物含碳量进行了估算,同时分析了该保护区碳汇潜力与发展前景,以期为其他保护区海域碳储量估算提供参考依据.结果 表明,2019年昌黎自然保护区海域双壳纲软体动物含碳量约为391.79～ 414.54 t,等同于吸收了总量为1436....     

九种现代双壳类壳体物相组成的对比研究

利用X射线衍射分析技术,对黄东海常见的9种现代双壳类壳体进行了物相分析,结果表明这些双壳类壳体分别属于三种类型,即文石质壳、方解石质壳、文石+方解石混合质壳。其中,菲律宾蛤仔(Ruditapesphilippinarum)、中国蛤蜊(Mactrachinensis)、四角蛤蜊(Mactraveneriformis)、薄片镜蛤(Dosinialaminata)、毛蚶(Scapharcasubcrenata)属于文石质壳,长牡蛎(Crassostreagigas)、中国不等蛤(Anomiachinensis)、海湾扇贝(Argopectenirradieus)属于方解石质壳,紫贻贝(Mytilusedulis)属于文石+方解石质的混合质壳;双壳类壳体物相组成与其生活方式有着一定的联系,营底栖埋入式生活者趋于形成文石质壳,底栖固着生活方式者趋于形成方解石质壳或混合质壳;不同大小的菲律宾蛤仔(Ruditapesphilippinarum)的物相组成上几乎没有差别,表明其壳体物相组成不受生命效应的影响。     

扬子板块西北缘下泥盆统平驿铺组双壳类遗迹化石

四川北部广元地区下泥盆统平驿铺组产出丰富的双壳类遗迹化石,但尚未开展过系统的遗迹学工作,也未进行过行为学与古生态学分析。文中针对四川广元马家剖面平驿铺组中部地层开展沉积学和系统遗迹学研究,在陆棚至近滨带下部沉积中共识别出3个属种的双壳类遗迹化石,包括Lockeia siliquaria,Protovirgularia rugosa,Ptychoplasma vagans,以及其他无脊椎动物门类遗迹化石Cruziana problematica,Dimorphichnus isp.,Lophoctenium isp.等。对双壳类遗迹化石的出现方式、形态以及保存特征的分析表明,平驿铺组中部曾出现过2种类型的双壳类,分属具分叉足(原鳃目)和楔状足的类群。原鳃目分布于过渡带和陆棚区,营沉积物摄食生活;受高能事件或沉积物掩埋影响,它们由停息状态变为“逃逸”状态的行为产生了Pro.rugosa。具楔状足的双壳类依生态类型可分为2类：在过渡带与陆棚区,漫游的、营沉积物摄食的类型产生了Pty.vagans;而在近滨下部,滤食性双壳类居群则在不同期次高能事件的间隙对沉积物进行大规模殖居,产生了L.sil...     

Biology and Population Dynamics of Donax trunculus L. (Bivalvia: Donacidae) in the South Adriatic Coast (Italy)

Biology and population dynamics of the suspension-feeding wedge clam Donax trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) were studied for 13 months (November 1994–April 1996) along the Italian Southern Adriatic coast near the Lagoon of Lesina. Specimens were found at depths between 0 and 2 m, mainly in fine grain bottoms. The spatial coastal distribution showed an intraspecific segregation between young and adult wedge clams. A unimodal recruitment (length >4 mm) occurred in winter (December–February). Length frequency distributions were used to determine age and growth rate. Three year classes were regularly observed and their growth pattern defined. The population showed a maximum length of 37 mm and a longevity of 4 years. Analysis of seasonal variations in the reproductive cycle showed that gametogenesis occurred in spring in females. After the spawning season (March–July) females of D. trunculus remained in a resting stage from August to January.     

The potential of ocean acidification on suppressing larval development in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas and blood cockle Area inflata Reeve

We evaluated the effect of pH on larval development in larval Pacific oyster(Crassostrea gigas) and blood cockle(Arca inflata Reeve).The larvae were reared at pH 8.2(control),7.9,7.6,or 7.3beginning 30 min or 24 h post fertilization.Exposure to lower pH during early embryonic development inhibited larval shell formation in both species.Compared with the control,larvae took longer to reach the D-veliger stage when reared under pH 7.6 and 7.3.Exposure to lower pH immediately after fertilization resulted in significantly delayed shell formation in the Pacific oyster larvae at pH 7.3 and blood cockle larvae at pH 7.6 and 7.3.However,when exposure was delayed until 24 h post fertilization,shell formation was only inhibited in blood cockle larvae reared at pH 7.3.Thus,the early embryonic stages were more sensitive to acidified conditions.Our results suggest that ocean acidification will have an adverse effect on embryonic development in bivalves.Although the effects appear subtle,they may accumulate and lead to subsequent issues during later larval development.     

Metabolic effects on stable carbon isotopic composition of freshwater bivalve shell Corbicula fluminea

The stable isotopic composition of the bivalve shell has been widely used to reconstruct the pa-laeo-climate and palaeo-environment. The climatic and environmental significance of carbon isotopic composition of the bivalve shell is still in dispute, and incorporation of metabolic carbon can obscure carbon isotope records of dis-solved inorganic carbon. This study deals with freshwater bivalve, Corbicula fluminea aragonite shell. The results indicated that the δ13C values of bivalve shells deposited out of equilibrium with the host water and showed an onto-genic decrease, indicating that there are metabolic effects and more metabolic carbon is incorporated into larger shells. The proportion of metabolic carbon of shells varies between 19.8% and 26.8%. However, δ13CS can still be used as qualitative indicators of δ13CDIC and environmental processes that occurred during shell growth.     

Similar reproductive cycles and life-history traits in congeneric limid bivalves with different modes of nutrition

We have studied two congeneric limid bivalves, Acesta species novum and Acesta excavata (Bivalvia: Limidae), that live in similar physical conditions but use different food sources. Acesta sp. nov. live on the giant siboglinid tubeworm Lamellibrachia luymesi at cold seeps and feed on their eggs, a continuous food source that ultimately is derived from chemosynthesis, whereas A. excavata relies on planktonic food of photosynthetic origin, which varies seasonally. We hypothesized that these two species might show differences in the periodicity of reproduction; specifically, we predicted that A. sp. nov. would breed continuously and that A. excavata would demonstrate an annual reproductive cycle. Our hypothesis was refuted, as both species have a semi‐continuous reproductive cycle. Food quality, quantity or seasonality had no clear effect. Reproductive adults are functionally gonochoristic. Females broadcast buoyant eggs with an average size of 179 μm in A. sp. nov. and 160 μm in A. excavata. Both the size of the larval shell and the size of the spawned eggs are suggestive of pelagic lecithotrophic development. Both species also appear to be protandric hermaphrodites, changing from male to female at approximately 77 and 90 mm shell height, respectively, although not all individuals change sex. In the material investigated in this study there was a biased sex ratio favouring males.