Thyasiroidea (Mollusca : Bivalvia) from the mud volcanoes of the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic)

The Thyasiroidea collected from the mud volcanoes of the Gulf of Cadiz are reviewed. Of the seven species identified only one, Thyasira vulcolutre n. sp., is closely associated with a chemosynthetic setting. This species has anatomical features typical of chemosymbiotic taxa and is compared with T....

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Main Author: Rodrigues, Clara F. (author)
Other Authors: Oliver, P. Graham (author), Cunha, Marina R. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/6696
Country:Portugal
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