Bicornisranina bocki, n. gen., n. sp. (Decapoda: Raninidae) from the cretaceous of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 686-694

  Nyborg, Torrey ^a   Fam, John ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bicornisranina; Canada; Cretaceous; Haslam formation; Raninidae; Vancouver Island

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RANINIDAE; RANINOIDES;

EID: 57349165851     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/07-2972.1     Document Type: Article

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