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Article: Holoplanktonic Gastropoda (Mollusca) from the Miocene of Cyprus: systematics and biostratigraphy

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 53
Part: 5
Publication Date: September 2010
Page(s): 1111 – 1145
Author(s): Arie W. Janssen and Crispin T. S. Little
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JANSSEN, A. W., LITTLE, C. T. S. 2010. Holoplanktonic Gastropoda (Mollusca) from the Miocene of Cyprus: systematics and biostratigraphy. Palaeontology, 53, 5, 1111–1145.

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