Orientation of the extant stout razor clam Tagelus plebeius in relation to current direction: Its paleoecological implication

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 165-168

  Iribarne, Oscar ^a   Botto, Florencia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Clams; Orientation; Paleoecology; Tagelus plebeius

Indexed keywords

TAGELUS PLEBEIUS;

EID: 0031877120     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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