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Record 1 1977-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Gastropods of the] family Neritidae [have the following characteristics; the] shell [is] globose, turbiniform, capuliform or patelliform; mostly thick-walled; [they have] no umbilicus; [the] inner walls of [the] whorls [are] resorbed; [the] inner lip [is] more or less thickened by [a] callus or protruding as [a] septum that narrows [the] aperture, commonly with [a] dentate margin (...). "Trias.-Rec.".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les gastéropodes de la] famille des Neritidae [ont le] bord columellaire très épaissi en un cal qui, réunissant le bord columellaire au bord pariétal, prend le nom de septum. [Ils ont un] opercule muni d'apophyses lui permettant de s'articuler sur la coquille (...). [Les] tours internes [sont] non résorbés.

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