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ORBITOIDIDAE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Orbitoididae
1, record 1, English, Orbitoididae
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Foraminifers of the family Orbitoididae have a] Test biconcave to spherical, with embryonic chambers followed by several relatively large periembryonic chambers; equatorial and lateral chambers [are] not differentiated, or equatorial chambers [are] covered on each side with distinct zones of lateral chambers; equatorial chambers [are] arcuate or short, spatulate; with stolons but without canal system. "U. Cret. - Paleoc.". 1, record 1, English, - Orbitoididae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Orbitoididae
1, record 1, French, Orbitoididae
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Foraminifères de la famille des Orbitoididae sont] de grande taille (1 mm à 9 cm), nus ou plus ou moins ornés de pustules, papilles, réseaux ou rayons, biconcaves ou biconvexes, lenticulaires à globuleux, en selle ou en étoile. Le dimorphisme est franc, les premiers stades de la forme B sont le plus souvent spiralés; dans la forme A l'embryon est pluri- ou biloculin. Les loges qui font suite, nombreuses et de formes diverses, communiquant entre elles par des stolons, dessinent une couche équatoriale; de part et d'autre, sauf chez quelques formes primitives, des logettes latérales souvent spacieuses, séparées par des piliers plus ou moins importants, sont disposées en couches régulières ou non. Sans doute pas de système de canaux (...) 1, record 1, French, - Orbitoididae
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Orbitoididae
1, record 2, English, Orbitoididae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) family (...) of foraminifers (...) [with] large, discoidal, saddle-shaped "(selliform)", or stellate [test] 1, record 2, English, - Orbitoididae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- orbitoïdés
1, record 2, French, orbito%C3%AFd%C3%A9s
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On désigne sous ce nom un groupe de Foraminifères complexes, très homogène. (...) Ce sont en général des organismes de grande taille, en forme de tille biconvexe, régulièrement arrondis ou au contraire étoilés, présentant une structure orbitostèque (...) 1, record 2, French, - orbito%C3%AFd%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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