A new genus of large Vesicomyidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Vesicomyidae, Pliocardiinae) from the Congo margin, with the first record of the subfamily Pliocardiinae in the Bay of Biscay (northeastern Atlantic);Un nouveau genre de grands Vesicomyidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Vesicomyidae, Pliocardiinae) de la marge du Congo, et première observation de la sous-famille Pliocardiinae dans le golfe de Gascogne (nord-est Atlantique)

Zoosystema

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-99

  Krylova, Elena M ^a   von Cosel, Rudo ^b  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Bivalvia; Cold seeps; Eastern Atlantic; Gulf of Guinea; Mollusca; New genus; Pliocardiinae; Vesicomyidae

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CALYPTOGENA; MOLLUSCA; VESICOMYIDAE;

EID: 79954453400     PISSN: 12809551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5252/z2011n1a4     Document Type: Article

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