Sclerobionts are collectively known as organisms living in or on any kind of hard substrate (Taylor and Wilson, 2003). A few examples of sclerobionts include
Entobia borings,
Gastrochaenolites borings,
Talpina borings,
Serpulidae, encrusting
Oyster, encrusting
foraminiferans,
Stomatopora bryozoans, and
“Berenicea” Bryozoa.
sponge borings and the cyclostome bryozoan Voigtopora thurni
on an oyster valve from the Coon Creek Beds of the Ripley Formation (Upper Cretaceous) near Blue Springs, Mississippi.]] sponge borings and encrusting serpulid worms on a modern shell of the bivalve
Mercenaria in North Carolina.]]
, barnacles and sponge borings (Entobia'') from the Pliocene of York River, Virginia, USA.]]
See also
Bioerosion
