Proboscis and foregut morphology of Ficus subintermedia (D'Orbigny, 1852) (Caenogastropoda: Ficidae)

Nautilus

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-219

  Golding, Rosemary E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alimentary system; Anatomy; Ficoidea; Histology; Intraembolic proboscis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENOGASTROPODA; FICIDAE; FICUS (GASTROPOD); FICUS SUBINTERMEDIA; NEOGASTROPODA; TONNOIDEA;

EID: 70449453883     PISSN: 00281344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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