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Record 1 1977-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

Many bivalves possess a pair of "octocysts" in the foot, above the pedal ganglia. They are minute hollow, oval bodies which lie just below the epithelium and open into the mantle cavity by a small canal. They are thought to be organs of orientation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Chez les Lamellibranches] la fonction auditive est assurée par des octocystes situés dans la masse pédieuse, à proximité du ganglion pédieux.

Spanish

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