First report of Costacopluma Collins and Morris, 1975 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Retroplumidae) from the Eocene of Alabama, U.S.A.

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-96

  Feldmann, Rodney M ^a   Portell, Roger W ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; COSTACOPLUMA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RETROPLUMIDAE;

EID: 33847307471     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/S-2712.1     Document Type: Article

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