The earliest bathymodiolin mussels: An evaluation of Eocene and Oligocene taxa from deep-sea methane seep deposits in Western Washington State, USA

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 589-602

  Kiel, Steffen ^a   Amano, Kazutaka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b JOETSU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METHANE; OLIGOCENE; ONTOGENY; PALEONTOLOGY;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84880526755     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/12-135     Document Type: Article

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