The biology and functional morphology of Arca noae (Bivalvia: Arcidae) from the Adriatic Sea, Croatia, with a discussion on the evolution of the bivalve mantle margin

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-28

  Morton, Brian ^a   Peharda, Melita ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Arca noae; Ciliary currents; Compound pallid eyes; Evolution of pallial folds; Mantle margin; Noah's ark shell

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIVALVE; EYE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ARCA NOAE; ARCIDAE; BIVALVIA; MODIOLUS BARBATUS;

EID: 36649016918     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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