Octopod borings tend to be irregular, with "points" at the outer
edges and grooved sides; the opening is very small and you can often
see faint scratches around the boring, probably produced by the
radula. I have seen these in Miocene fossils from Europe.
The heteromorphic gastropod Babylonia perforata seems to be a
favorite octopus food these days.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
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