A new cirolanid isopod (crustacea) from the Cretaceous of lebanon: Dermoliths document the pre-molt condition

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 373-378

  Feldmann, Rodney M ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Dermoliths; Isopoda; Lebanon; Pre molt condition

Indexed keywords

CIROLANA; CIROLANIDAE; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA;

EID: 68649085445     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/08-3096.1     Document Type: Article

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