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Pelagic vs Turbiditic - What's the difference?

pelagic | turbiditic | coordinate terms |

Pelagic is a coordinate term of turbiditic.


As adjectives the difference between pelagic and turbiditic

is that pelagic is (biology) living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters while turbiditic is (geology|oceanography) of, pertaining to, or arising from turbidite, a sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current.

pelagic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

    • See also

    * benthic * oceanic * planktonic

    turbiditic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (geology, oceanography) Of, pertaining to, or arising from turbidite, a sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current
  • *{{quote-book, 2007, William Miller, Trace Fossils citation
    • , passage=As a consequence, the turbiditic currents of marly mud are not able to cause erosion similar to those of siliciclastic mud.}}

    Coordinate terms

    *pelagic *hemipelagic