Geographic and habitat-specific morphological variations of littoraria (Littorinopsis) Angulifera (Lamarck, 1822)

Malacologia

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 279-295

  Merkt, Rachel E ^a,b   Ellison M, Aaron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Currents; Littoraria angulifera; Littorinidae; Mangroves; Morphology; Shell sculpture; Shell shape

Indexed keywords

LITTORARIA; LITTORARIA ANGULIFERA; LITTORINA ANGULIFERA; LITTORINA SCABRA; LITTORINIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0032325402     PISSN: 00762997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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