Redescription of the acanthodian Gladiobranchus probaton Bernacsek & Dineley, 1977, and comments on diplacanthid relationships

Geodiversitas

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 303-330

  Hanke, Gavin F ^a   Davis, Samuel P ^b  

^a ROYAL BRITISH COLUMBIA MUSEUM   (Canada)

^b Stang Korvenn ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Acanthodii; Diplacanthids; Gladiobranchus; Systematics; Taxonomy; Uraniacanthus

Indexed keywords

ACANTHODII; ISCHNACANTHIDAE; ISCHNACANTHIFORMES;

EID: 47249137062     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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