Miniature deep-sea hatchetfish (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) from the Miocene of Italy

Geological Magazine

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-84

  Carnevale, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discosternon federicae; Italy; Miocene; Stomiiformes; Teleostei

Indexed keywords

DISCOSTERNON FEDERICAE; ITALY; MIOCENE; STOMIIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

BODY SIZE; DEEP SEA; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TELEOST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

DISCOIDAE; STERNOPTYX; STOMIIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 38549139022     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756807003937     Document Type: Article

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