Palaeobiology and evolution of the Late Cenozoic freshwater molluscs of the Turkana Basin: Iridinidae swainson, 1840 and etheriidae deshayes, 1830 (bivalvia: Etherioidea)

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-161

  Van Bocxlaer, Bert ^a   Van Damme, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aspatharia; Chambardia; East African Rift; Iridina; Mutela; Pleiodon

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CENOZOIC; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FAUNA; FOSSIL RECORD; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; PALEOBIOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TURKANA BASIN;

ASPATHARIA; BIVALVIA; ETHERIA ELLIPTICA; ETHERIIDAE; MOLLUSCA; MUTELA;

EID: 68349146000     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201908002587     Document Type: Article

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