Biodiversity of shallow-water red sea echinoids: Implications for the fossil record

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 185-194

  Nebelsick, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEDIIDAE; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0001122849     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400029118     Document Type: Article

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