Reassessment of Australia's oldest freshwater snail, Viviparus (?) albascopularis Etheridge, 1902 (Mollusca:Gastropoda: Viviparidae), from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian, Wallumbilla Formation) of White Cliffs, New South Wales

Molluscan Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-158

  Kear, Benjamin P ^a,b   Hamilton Bruce, Robert J ^a   Smith, Brian J ^c   Gowlett Holmes, Karen L ^d  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Queen Victoria Museum   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 7244254939     PISSN: 13235818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MR03003     Document Type: Article

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