Funnel–mantle locking apparatus
The funnel–mantle locking apparatus is a structure found in many cephalopods that connects the mantle and hyponome (funnel) and restricts their movement relative to each other.[1] It consists of two interlocking components: one located on the mantle (often fibrous) and the other on the funnel (often cartilaginous).[1] The apparatus may permit some anterior–posterior displacement or prevent movement altogether.[1]
Function
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Variability
[edit]Funnel component
[edit]Six major forms of the funnel locking apparatus are recognised among teuthids (lazy-T shape, inverted-T shape, straight shape, triangular shape, oval with tragus and/or antitragus, and oval shape) and several more are found in the sepioids (including the boomerang shape and keyhole shape).[2]
| Shape of funnel locking apparatus | Species | Family |
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Idioteuthis cordiformis | Mastigoteuthidae |
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Magnapinna talismani | Magnapinnidae |
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Mastigoteuthis flammea | Mastigoteuthidae |
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Mastigoteuthis glaukopis | Mastigoteuthidae |
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Mastigoteuthis grimaldii | Mastigoteuthidae |
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Mastigoteuthis magna | Mastigoteuthidae |
Mantle component
[edit]| Shape of mantle locking apparatus | Species | Family |
|---|---|---|
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Mastigoteuthis grimaldii | Mastigoteuthidae |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Young, R.E., M. Vecchione & K.M. Mangold (1999). Cephalopoda Glossary. Tree of Life Web Project.
- ^ Young, R.E., M. Vecchione & K.M. Mangold (1997). Cephalopod Funnel Locking-Apparatus. Tree of Life Web Project.
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Developmental stages: Spawn → Paralarva (Doratopsis stage) → Juvenile → Subadult → Adult • Egg fossils • Protoconch (embryonic shell) | ||||||||||||||