Large Vesicomyidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from cold seeps in the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Gabon, Congo and northern Angola

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2350-2379

  von Cosel, Rudo ^a   Olu, Karine ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Cold seeps; Eastern Atlantic; Gulf of Guinea; New Taxa; Systematics; Vesicomyidae

Indexed keywords

BRAZZAVILLE; CAMEROON; COLD SEEPS; COMMERCIAL FISHING; DEPTH RANGE; GULF OF GUINEA; MOLLUSCA; NEW SPECIES; STRIATUM; VERTICAL DIFFERENCE;

FISHERIES;

FISHING VESSELS;

BIOTOPE; BIVALVE; COLD SEEP; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; POCKMARK; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA;

BIVALVIA; CALYPTOGENA; MOLLUSCA; VESICOMYIDAE;

EID: 71749110719     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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