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Article: The origin of multiplacophorans – convergent evolution in Aculiferan molluscs

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 5
Publication Date: September 2012
Page(s): 1007 – 1019
Author(s): Jakob Vinther, Peter Jell, George Kampouris, Ryan Carney, Rachel A. Racicot and Derek E. G. Briggs
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VINTHER, J., JELL, P., KAMPOURIS, G., CARNEY, R., RACICOT, R. A., BRIGGS, D. E. G. 2012. The origin of multiplacophorans – convergent evolution in Aculiferan molluscs. Palaeontology, 55, 5, 1007–1019.

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