title: Larval bivalve shell morphometry: a new paleoclimatic tool?
abstract: The shells of the pelagic larvae of bivalve mollusks may be useful as paleoclimatic indicators. An inverse relationship between temperature and maximum size of larval shells within a particular population is reported for a number of Recent species. Changes in the dimensions of the prodissoconch-dissoconch boundary on juvenile specimens may reflect changes in the ambient temperature of marine environments.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jablonski