The biological implications of an edrioasteroid attached to a pleurocystitid rhombiferan

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-71

  Sumrall, Colin D ^a  

^a Cincinnati Museum Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORIENTATION; PALEOECOLOGY;

AMECYSTIS; ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 0033950112     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000031243     Document Type: Article

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