Evidence for a marine molluscan fauna beneath ice shelves in the Lazarev and Weddell seas, Antarctica, from shells of Adamussium colbecki and Nacella (Patinigera) cf. concinna

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Hain, Stefan, Melles, Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Lazarev; Nacella; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102094000040; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102094000040

Only one living specimen of Adamussium colbecki was found amongst the shells of this species collected in the Lazarev and Weddell Seas, and those of the limpet Nacella cf. concinna from three locations in the southern Weddell Sea. In order to explain this peculiarity four hypotheses are discussed. T...