Shell structure and inferred growth, functions and affinities of the sclerites of the problematic Micrina

Palaeontology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 845-873

  Williams, Alwyn ^a   Holmer, Lars E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Halkieriid brachiopod affinities; Halkieriid Micrina relationship; Organophosphatic lamination; Setigerous sclerites

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GROWTH; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SCLERITE; SHELL;

BRACHIOPODA; HALKIERIA; INVERTEBRATA; LAMIINAE; MICRINA;

EID: 0036381909     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00264     Document Type: Article

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