A new middle triassic flat clam (Pterioida: Halobiidae) from the middle Anisian of north-central Nevada, USA

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 796-800

  Hopkin, Emily K ^a,b   McRoberts, Christopher A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAM CULTURE; FOSSIL; TRIASSIC;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANISIA; BIVALVIA; HALOBIIDAE; PTERIOIDA;

EID: 21444443308     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079[0796:ANMTFC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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