Redescription of the Australian mitrate Victoriacystis with comments on its functional morphology

Alcheringa

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-101

  Ruta, Marcello ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Devonian; Life style; Mitrates; Morphology; Silurian; Victoriacystis

Indexed keywords

MITRATE; MORPHOLOGY; SILURIAN; VICTORIACYSTIS WILKINSI;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, HEATHCOTE;

ANIMALIA; CRATAEGUS; ENTOVALVA; VICTORIA; VICTORIACYSTIS; VICTORIACYSTIS WILKINSI;

EID: 0030683523     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115519708619177     Document Type: Article

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