The alien spreading of Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Chamidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-96

  Crocetta, Fabio ^a   Russo, Paolo ^b  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b C/o Museo di Scienze Planetarie ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Alien Mollusca; Chama pacifica; Chamidae; Greece; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEW RECORD; TYPE SPECIMEN;

GREECE; KARPATHOS [SOUTHERN AEGEAN]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN AEGEAN;

BIVALVIA; CHAMA; CHAMA GRYPHOIDES; CHAMIDAE; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84872079449     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1110-28     Document Type: Article

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