Morphological variability of Brachidontes Swainson (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) in the marine Quaternary of Argentina (SW Atlantic)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 239, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 100-125

  Aguirre, Marina L ^a,b   Perez, S Ivan ^a,b   Sirch, Yamila Negro ^b  

^a Laboratorio 6 ^*  (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bivalvia; Brachidontes; Marine; Morphometrics; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; HABITAT QUALITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; RECONSTRUCTION; SHELL; SUBSTRATE; TAXONOMY;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; BRACHIDONTES; BRACHIDONTES RODRIGUEZI; MYTILIDAE;

EID: 33747242658     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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