A new species of Calyptogena (Bivalvia: Vesicomyidae) from a recently discovered methane seepage area off Concepción Bay, Chile (∼36°S)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 969-976

  Sellanes, Javier ^a,b   Krylova, Elena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; METHANE; NEW SPECIES; SEEPAGE;

BIO-BIO; CHILE; CONCEPCION BAY [BIO-BIO]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BIVALVIA; CALYPTOGENA; CALYPTOGENA GALLARDOI; LUCINIDAE; SOLEMYIDAE; THYASIRIDAE; VESICOMYIDAE;

EID: 22944453684     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405011963     Document Type: Article

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