A new species of Axinus (Bivalvia: Thyasiroidea) from the Baby Bare Seamount, Cascadia Basin, NE Pacific with a description of the anatomy

Journal of Conchology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-375

  Oliver, P Graham ^a   Holmes, Anna M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axinus; Deep sea; Functional morphology; Hydrothermal springs; New species; Thyasiroidea

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; THYASIRA; THYASIRIDAE;

EID: 38349019428     PISSN: 00220019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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