Subtropical coral-reef associated sedimentary faciès characterized by molluscs (Northern Bay of Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt)

Facies

Volumn , Issue 38, 1998, Pages 229-254

  Zuschin, Martin ^a   Hohenegger, Johann ^a  

^a Institut fur Palaontologie   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diversity; Feedingstrategies; Micromolluscs Assemblages; Palaeoecology; Recent; Substraterelations; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; MOLLUSCA; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; SHALLOW MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

EGYPT, BAY OF SAFAGA;

ANACHIS EXILIS; BIVALVIA; CARDITES AKABANA; CORBULA ERYTHRAEENSIS; CRENELLA STRIATISSIMA; DIALA; GASTROPODA; GLYCYMERIS; LEPTOMYARIA; MICROCIRCE; PARVICARDIUM SUEZIENSIS; PERRINIA STELLATA; POTAMIDES CONICUS; PSEUDOMINOLIA NEDYMA; RASTAFARIA CALYPSO; RHINOCLAVIS SORDIDULA; RISSOINA CERITHIIFORMIS; SIPHONARIA; SMARAGDIA;

EID: 0031668771     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02537367     Document Type: Article

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