Shell microstructure of the late Carboniferous rostroconch mollusc Apotocardium lanterna (Branson, 1965)

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 655-673

  Rogalla, Nicole S ^a   Carter, Joseph G ^b   Pojeta Jr , John ^c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLLUSC; MORPHOLOGY; SHELL;

ALGAE; APOTOCARDIUM LANTERNA; BIVALVIA; BRANSONIIDAE; CARBONIFEROUS; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0043208930     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000044401     Document Type: Article

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