Taxonomy and distribution of the buccinid gastropod Brachysphingus from uppermost cretaceous and lower cenozoic marine strata of the pacific slope of North America

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 847-861

  Squires, Richard L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYSPHINGUS; CRETACEOUS; GASTROPODA;

CALIFORNIA; USA;

BRACHYSPHINGUS;

EID: 0031426502     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000035794     Document Type: Article

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