The bellerophont controversy revisited

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-156

  Harper, John A ^a   Rollins, Harold B ^b  

^a Pennsylvania Geological Survey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bellerophontoidea; Functional morphology; Gastropoda; Monoplacophora; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034335917     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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