How reliable is morphology based species taxonomy in the bivalvia? A case study on Arcopsis adamsi (Bivalvia: Arcoidea) from the Florida Keys

Malacologia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 327-338

  Oliver, P Graham ^a   Järnegren, Johanna ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arcopsis; Growth effects; Morphology; Species taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARCOIDEA; ARCOPSIS; ARCOPSIS ADAMSI; BIVALVIA;

EID: 33749338732     PISSN: 00762997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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