The genus Olivancillaria d´Orbigny 1840 (Gastropoda: Olividae), endemic to the Southwestern Atlantic?

TESO, VALERIA; PASTORINO, GUIDO

Phuket, Thailandia

Congreso; International Congress of UNITAS Malacologica; 2010

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