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LAMP SHELL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lamp shell
1, record 1, English, lamp%20shell
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lampshell 2, record 1, English, lampshell
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brachiopod shell especially of the genus "terebratula" or a related genus. 3, record 1, English, - lamp%20shell
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
More than 30,000 fossil species of lamp shells are known, although there are only some 350 species worldwide today. ... Turned upside down, brachiopods resemble ancient Roman oil lamps, hence the common name. 4, record 1, English, - lamp%20shell
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brachiopode en forme de lampe à huile
1, record 1, French, brachiopode%20en%20forme%20de%20lampe%20%C3%A0%20huile
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- térébratule en forme de lampe à huile 2, record 1, French, t%C3%A9r%C3%A9bratule%20en%20forme%20de%20lampe%20%C3%A0%20huile
feminine noun
- lampade 3, record 1, French, lampade
former designation, feminine noun
- lampe 3, record 1, French, lampe
former designation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette Terebratula du Quaternaire de Calabre a la forme classique en lampe à huile, commune à de nombreux brachiopodes, forme due au développement inégal de valves et au gros crochet perforé. 4, record 1, French, - brachiopode%20en%20forme%20de%20lampe%20%C3%A0%20huile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom de «lampshell», utilisé dans la langue de Shakespeare, vient de la ressemblance de certaines espèces [de térébratules] avec des lampes à huile romaines, vraisemblablement d'origine étrusque. 3, record 1, French, - brachiopode%20en%20forme%20de%20lampe%20%C3%A0%20huile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Brachiopod
1, record 2, English, Brachiopod
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- brachiopod 2, record 2, English, brachiopod
correct
- brach 3, record 2, English, brach
correct
- lamp shell 4, record 2, English, lamp%20shell
correct
- lampshell 4, record 2, English, lampshell
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any marine invertebrate belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda, characterized by two bilaterally symmetrical valves that are commonly attached to a substratum but may also be free. 3, record 2, English, - Brachiopod
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods] resemble bivalve mollusks but do not belong in the Mollusca. 5, record 2, English, - Brachiopod
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lamp shell; lampshell: So called for its "oil lamp" shape. 6, record 2, English, - Brachiopod
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Brachiopode
1, record 2, French, Brachiopode
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- brachiopode 2, record 2, French, brachiopode
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal marin, fixé par un pédoncule, abrité dans une coquille bivalve dorsi-ventrale, et se nourrissant par microphagie grâce à un lophophore complexe. 3, record 2, French, - Brachiopode
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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