Review of the North American aquatic snail genus Probythinella (Rissooidea: Hydrobiidae)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-144

  Hershler, Robert ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mollusca; North America; Prosobranchia; Systematic malacology

Indexed keywords

CINCINNATIA; GASTROPODA; HYDROBIIDAE; MOLLUSCA; PROBYTHINELLA; PROBYTHINELLA EMARGINATA; PROBYTHINELLA PROTERA; PROSOBRANCHIA; RISSOOIDEA;

EID: 0030304075     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3227043     Document Type: Review

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