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ARCIDAE [1 record]

Record 1 1977-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Bivalves of the] family Arcidae (...) [have] subtrapezoidal or ovate, generally equivalve, inequilateral, decussate-costate shells; [the] hinge [is] taxodont, [the] dental series [is] nearly straight or slightly arched, consisting of numerous small, more or less transverse, straight or chevron-shaped subequal teeth that diminish in size toward [the] middle, all teeth being situated near [the] hinge axis with respect to [a] point well below [the] beaks; [the] ligament [is] duplivincular, prosodetic, amphidetic or opisthodetic; [they are] without myophoric ridges or shelves. "? Trias., Jur. - Rec.".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Arcidae (...) [ont une] coquille à charnière rectiligne ou modérément arquée, [des] dents nombreuses orientées verticalement ou obliquement, [un] ligament externe occupant l'aire ligamentaire en totalité ou en partie, deux empreintes musculaires subégales, [une] empreinte palléale simple, [la] coquille porcelanée, [une] ornementation faîte de côtes radiales croisées par des lignes ou des bandes concentriques, les côtes rayonnantes peuvent être absentes. (...) [la] famille [est] connue du Trias à l'époque actuelle, (...)

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