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dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T07:24:19Z-
dc.date.available2019-04-04T07:24:19Z-
dc.date.issued1986-
dc.identifier.citationSchembri, P. J. (1986). Maltese shrews. Civilization, 28, 783-784.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/41977-
dc.description.abstractThe Noble Fan-shell of the Mediterranean Sea was one of the first seashells to be studied - it was initially described by Aristotle of Stagira about the 4th Century BC. It is hardly surprising that this animal caught the attention of that first and among the greatest of marine biologists for not only is this Fan-shell the largest bivalve ·n the Mediterranean, it is also the largest shelled mollusc in the region . Shells up to 90 em in length are known so it is easy to see why the Fan-shell is called "Noble". It is equally easy to see why Fan-shells are called thus : the shell has the shape of a half-opened fan. An alternate name for these bivalves is "Pen-shells" but "Fanshells" is more descriptive.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherGulf Publishing Ltd.en_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectClams -- Mediterranean Regionen_GB
dc.subjectPterioidaen_GB
dc.subjectMollusksen_GB
dc.titleThe noble fan-shellen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.publication.titleCivilization : an Encyclopedia on Maltese Civilization, History and Contemporary Artsen_GB
dc.contributor.creatorSchembri, Patrick J.-
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