Early Palaeozoic diversification of chitons (Polyplacophora, Mollusca) based on new data from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden

Lethaia

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-456

  Cherns, Lesley ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Functional morphology; Paleoloricates; Polyplacophora; Silurian

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; SILURIAN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GOTLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

ENTOVALVA; MOLLUSCA; POLYPLACOPHORA;

EID: 11144341386     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160410002180     Document Type: Article

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