I tried to send my comment yesterday, but apparently it landed somewhere
in hyperspace. Although I have not yet read the paper in Marine Pollution
Bulletin, I am fairly confident that reefs of Serpula vermicularis indeed fall
in the definition given by Heckel & Jablonski of reefs.
Heckel, P.H., & D. Jablonski, 1979.- Reefs and other carbonate buildups.
pp.691-705, in: R.W. Fairbridge & D. Jablonski, (eds), 1979.- The
Encyclopedia of Paleontology. Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, Penna, xiii +
886 pp., ills.
A short discussion on the terminology is repeated in:
Hove, H.A. ten, & P. van den Hurk, 1993.- A review of Recent and fossil
serpulid "reefs"; actuopaleontology and the 'Upper Malm' serpulid
limestones in NW Germany. Geol. Mijnbouw 72: 23-67, 12 figs, 5 tabs.
in which you also find some more details of what serpulids may deposit by
way of carbonate (including a chapter on Serpula vermicularis).
The other comment I had in my previous message in the meantime has
dealt with by Jacob van de Land. I apologize to Jaap that I completely had
forgotten about his paper when compiling the references for ten Hove &
van den Hurk.
wormly
dr. Harry A. ten Hove
Zoological Museum,
University of Amsterdam
POB 94766, 1090 GT AMSTERDAM
TEL. 3120 5256906
FAX. 3120 5255402
http://www.bio.uva.nl/zma/http://www-zma.bio.uva.nl/departments/Coel/coeleng/harry.html
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