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FACE ORALE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tegmen
1, record 1, English, tegmen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the calcareous adoral part of a crinoid calyx roofing the dorsal cup, situated at the origin of the free arms and occupying the space between them. 2, record 1, English, - tegmen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It may include calcareous ambulacral and interambulacral plates or be composed entirely of soft tissue. 2, record 1, English, - tegmen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tegmen
1, record 1, French, tegmen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- face orale 2, record 1, French, face%20orale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] face supérieure du disque central [d'un crinoïde], entièrement membraneuse et plane [et qui] porte, au centre, la bouche, [...] et l'anus au sommet d'un petit cône. 2, record 1, French, - tegmen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La face ventrale [des Crinoïdes] est recouverte d'une membrane plus ou moins incrustée de plaques calcaires, le tegmen, étoilé par les sillons ambulacraires et perforé par de nombreux hydropores. Au centre s'ouvre la bouche; non loin se place l'anus à l'extrémité d'un tube proéminent. 3, record 1, French, - tegmen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-07-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- antetheca
1, record 2, English, antetheca
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is the] final septal face in fusulinaceans. 1, record 2, English, - antetheca
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- antéthèque
1, record 2, French, ant%C3%A9th%C3%A8que
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- face orale 1, record 2, French, face%20orale
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Chez un Fusulinoidé, la dernière cloison] formée constitue la "face orale" de l'animal ou antéthèque (...) 1, record 2, French, - ant%C3%A9th%C3%A8que
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-03-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oral surface
1, record 3, English, oral%20surface
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) the lower surface [of a starfish.] 1, record 3, English, - oral%20surface
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- face orale
1, record 3, French, face%20orale
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) face inférieure [d'un Stelléride] 1, record 3, French, - face%20orale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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