Nuculidae (Bivalvia) in the Cape Melville Formation, King George Island, Antarctica, with an overview of the bivalve fauna

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Whittle, Rowan J., Quaglio, Fernanda, Alistair Crame, J., Linse, Katrin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; Cape Melville; King George Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102012000454; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102012000454

Abstract Nuculid bivalves of the Cape Melville Formation (Early Miocene, King George Island) are reviewed. Ten bivalve taxa are listed from the formation in the families Nuculidae (two species), Sareptidae, Malletiidae, Limopsidae (two species), Limidae, Pectinidae, Hiatellidae, and Periplomatidae....