The identity of Yoldia micrometrica Seguenza, 1877 and three new deep-sea protobranchs from the Mediterranean (Bivalvia)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1045-1057

  La Perna, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Ledella; Mediterranean; Pleistocene; Protobranchia; Recent; Systematics; Yoldiella

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; DEEP SEA; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; LEDELLA; NUCULANIDAE; PROTOBRANCHIA; SAREPTIDAE; YOLDIA; YOLDIA MICROMETRICA; YOLDIELLA;

EID: 1242322605     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022293021000056936     Document Type: Article

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