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Record 1 2002-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
DEF

An extinct type of cephalopod known from cigar-shaped fossils.

OBS

[These] extinct Mesozoic molluscs [are] closely related to the squids and resembling them, but with the internal shell more complete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
DEF

Mollusque céphalopode fossile dont on trouve la coquille, de forme allongée, dans les terrains de l'ère secondaire.

OBS

Bélemnoïdé typique [...] qui se compose de trois parties : le rostre, le phragmocône, le «proostracum».

Spanish

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