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Record 1 2003-08-26

English

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

... a large and important class of mollusks that typically possesses a coiled, single-chambered shell.

OBS

Marine, freshwater, and terrestrial forms exist, and the group has fossil representatives in the Cambrian system and in all younger rocks.

French

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

Groupe zoologique composé d'individus possédant un pied servant à la reptation et sécrétant une coquille unique plus ou moins enroulée.

CONT

Les gastropodes forment une classe importante, dont les origines remontent au cambrien.

OBS

Le «G» initial est habituellement en majuscule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
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