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Conchometrics, systematics and distribution of Melanopsis (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Levant

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Heller, Joseph, Mordan, Peter, Ben-Ami, Frida, Sivan, Naomi (2005): Conchometrics, systematics and distribution of Melanopsis (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Levant. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 144 (2): 229-260, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00172.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00172.x

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