Descriptions of rajid egg cases from southeastern Australian waters

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1231, 2006, Pages 53-68

  Treloar, M A ^a,b   Laurenson, L J B ^a   Stevens, J D ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior; Apron; Egg case; Fibroids; Lateral keel; Posterior; Rajid

Indexed keywords

RAJIDAE;

EID: 33745700376     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1231.1.3     Document Type: Article

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