Fossil Viviparidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Levant

Journal of Conchology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-219

  Sivan, Naomi ^a   Heller, Joseph ^a   Van Damme, Dirk ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bellamya; Fossil; Levant; Taxonomy; Viviparidae

Indexed keywords

BELLAMYA; BELLAMYINAE; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; VIVIPARIDAE; VIVIPARINAE;

EID: 33845921106     PISSN: 00220019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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