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CARDILIIDAE [1 record]

Record 1 1977-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Bivalves of the family Cardiliidae are] Equivalve, higher than long, [with] beaks inturned, subspiral; [they have an] external ligament on [a] strong nymph, [a] resilium in [a] large, oblique resilifer; [a] hinge with [a] strong inverted v-shaped cardinal in LV, [a] triangular and weaker lamellar cardinal in RV; [the] pallial line [is] entire ... Eocene, Oligocene-Recent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Lamellibranches de la famille des Cardiliidae ont une] coquille allongée, plus haute que large; [des] crochets saillants, enroulés, prosogyres; [une] impression musculaire postérieure portée sur une lame myophore; [et une] ligne palléale entière.

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