Abstract
Abstract Holocene Madrepora-Lophelia subfossil frames recovered at ca. 690 m from deep-water coral grounds south of Malta (Strait of Sicily, Central Mediterranean Sea) were found to entrap shells of cnidarian predatory gastropods such as Babelomurex sentix , “ Coralliophila ” squamosa (morphotype ruderatus ) and architectonicids. This finding documents the capability of deep-water coral reefs to serve as taphonomic traps eventually promoting the preservation of rare components of their original biota.
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