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Article: Larval ecology and morphology in fossil gastropods

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 57
Part: 3
Publication Date: May 2014
Page(s): 479 – 503
Author(s): <p>Alexander N&uuml;tzel</p>
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NÜTZEL, A., 2014, Larval ecology and morphology in fossil gastropods. Palaeontology, 57, 3, 479–503. doi: 10.1111/pala.12104

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  • Alexander Nützel - SNSB-Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Palaeontology and Geobiology, GeoBio-Center LMU, München, Germany (email: a.nuetzel@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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  • Issue published online: 7 MAY 2014
  • Article first published online: 2 APR 2014
  • Manuscript Accepted: 30 JAN 2014
  • Manuscript Received: 2 NOV 2013

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