Lophophorate's Flashcards
What are Lophophorates’?
Brachiopods and bryozoans
What are Brachiopods and Bryozoans united by?
The presence of a lophophore
What is a lophophore?
A complex feeding structure covered in cilia
which generates current and traps/direct food particles
How many genera of Brachiopods are there?
4500
Where are Brachiopod fossils abundant?
Palaeozoic deposits (especially shallow water and shelf deposits)
What dramatically affected the Brachiopods?
End Permian extinction but still have some importance in Mesozoic
What has been the population trend of brachiopods up to the present day?
Gradual decline with only about 100 genera at present
What are brachiopods?
A creature with a shall consisting of 2 valves (similar but different phyla to bivalved molluscs)
What are the differences between brachiopods and bivalves?
Valve structure
Orientation
Plane of symmetry
What is the plane of symmetry difference between brachiopods and bivalves?
Brachiopods - Bissects the 2 valves
Bivalves - runs between 2 valves
What is the orientation difference between brachiopods and bivalves?
Brachiopods - Dorsal (brachial), Ventral (pedicle)
Bivalves - Left and Right
What is the valve structure difference between brachiopods and bivalves involving the pedicle opening?
Brachiopods - have pedicle opening
Bivalves - no pedicle opening
What is the valve structure difference between brachiopods and bivalves involving the brachial skeleton?
Brachiopods have brachial skeleton
Bivalves no brachial skeleton
What does the pedicle opening say about the mode of life of a brachiopod?
Attached to the sea floor
What is the valve structure difference between brachiopods and bivalves involving the muscle impressions?
Brachiopods will have central muscle impressions 4 on pedicle and 2 on brachial
Bivalve 2 muscle impressions near exterior of shell