Abstract
Nautilus is not suitable as a model organism to infer biological functions, embryonic development, or mode of life in ammonoids. A brief review of the available morphological data is given and molecular data are added to discuss the usefulness of Spirula as a biological proxy for ammonoids. Indeed, there are many morphological hints indicating that Spirula could be a useful model organism for approaching the embryonic development of ammonoids. The molecular data seem to support this hypothesis. However, a universal model character of Spirula cannot be detected as, e.g., the mode of feeding probably differs between Spirula and ammonoids.
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We are indebted to Dr. S. V. Boletzky for discussion and correction of the manuscript. Helpful critical comments of Dr. A. Nützel improved the manuscript. This research was supported by grants WA 1454/1-1 and WA 1454/1-2 of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to Kerstin Warnke and by fishing operations of the Canarian Institute of Marine Sciences (Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas)
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Warnke, K., Keupp, H. Spirula—a window to the embryonic development of ammonoids? Morphological and molecular indications for a palaeontological hypothesis. Facies 51, 60–65 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10347-005-0054-9
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