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CRURAL PLATE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-07-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mutationellinae
1, record 1, English, Mutationellinae
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] Subfamily Mutationellinae(...) [are] small to moderate-sized, entirely or partially radially ornamented; deltidial plates [are] discrete or conjunct; [the] pedicle foramen [is] mesothyridid to submesothyridid; dental plates [are] short to obsolete; hinge plates normally [are] joined anteriorly forming [a] perforate cardinal plate but discrete or imperforate in some shells; [a] cardinal process may be present but crural plates [are] absent; [the] loop [is] extremely variable but apparently primitively centronelliform. "L. Dev.-M. Dev. " 1, record 1, English, - Mutationellinae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Mutationellinae
1, record 1, French, Mutationellinae
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] sous-famille des Mutationellinae (...) [ont une] ornementation radiale plus ou moins complète; [et des] plaques deltidiales distinctes ou, le plus souvent, réunies antérieurement. 1, record 1, French, - Mutationellinae
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-06-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Rensselaeriinae
1, record 2, English, Rensselaeriinae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] subfamily Rensselaeriinae [are] small to large, more or less radially ornamented; generally rather strongly biconvex; dental plates [are] obsolete, distinct and separate or distinct and united in [the] spondylium; [the] cardinal plate [is] perforate, supported by crural plates or partly sessile; [the] loop [is] variable but typically centronelliform though modified in some shells by [the] loss of [the] median plate and [the] development of [a] transverse band. "L. Dev.-M. Dev. ". 1, record 2, English, - Rensselaeriinae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Rensselaeriinae
1, record 2, French, Rensselaeriinae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] sous-famille des Rensselaeriinae [ont une] ornementation radiale développée; [une] plaque cardinale perforée; [et des] plaques deltidiales réduites ou absentes. 1, record 2, French, - Rensselaeriinae
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-06-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Centronellidae
1, record 3, English, Centronellidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] family Centronellidae [are] externally variable; [the] cardinal plate [is] supported by crural plates and perforate or sessile, [the] loop typically [is] centronelliform but [is] quite variable. "L. Dev.-M. Dev. ". 1, record 3, English, - Centronellidae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Centronellidae
1, record 3, French, Centronellidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] famille des Centronellidae [ont une] boucle brachiale simple formant une plaque arquée sur la ligne médiane; [le] test [est] en général lisse ou simplement finement strié; [la] plaque cardinale [est] perforée. 1, record 3, French, - Centronellidae
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-06-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Spiriferidae
1, record 4, English, Spiriferidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] family spiriferidae [are] biconvex; slightly to markedly transverse; [the] cardinal extremities [are] rounded in some, making [the] hinge line somewhat less than [the] maximum width, more typically angular, with [a] hinge line equal to [the] maximum width, [the] hinge [is] commonly denticulate; lateral plications [are] few to numerous, rarely simple, more commonly bifurcating, in some becoming fasciculate; [the] fold and sulcus [are] commonly distinct, plicate; [the] pedicle valve interior generally [has] dental plates. [lack a] median septum; [the] delthyrial plate [is] weakly developed or lacking; [the] brachial valve interior rarely [has] crural plates; [the] shell substance [is] impunctate. "L. Carb.-Perm. ". 1, record 4, English, - Spiriferidae
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Spiriferidae
1, record 4, French, Spiriferidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] famille des spiriferidae [ont des] spiralia à tours nombreux, dirigées latéralement; [un] jugum simple, complet ou non. 1, record 4, French, - Spiriferidae
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-06-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hinge plate
1, record 5, English, hinge%20plate
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] hinge plate [is] a plate simple or divided typically nearly parallel to the plane between the valves of a brachiopod, lying along the hinge line in the interior of the brachial valve and bearing its dental sockets and joined to crural bases. 1, record 5, English, - hinge%20plate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- plaque de la charnière
1, record 5, French, plaque%20de%20la%20charni%C3%A8re
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Une] plaque de la charnière [est une de plusieurs] Diverses plaques formées par le test [d'un Brachiopode], subhorizontales, se trouvant à l'extrémité postérieure de la valve dorsale (...) 1, record 5, French, - plaque%20de%20la%20charni%C3%A8re
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-06-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- crural plate
1, record 6, English, crural%20plate
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A] crural plate [is a] plate extending from [the] inner edge of [the] outer hinge plate or crural base to [the] floor [of a brachiopod's] brachial valve, [it] may fuse laterally with [its] counterpart to form [the] septalium;(...) 1, record 6, English, - crural%20plate
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- plaque crurale
1, record 6, French, plaque%20crurale
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chez les "Pentameracea" on trouve l'équivalent des plaques crurales s'unissant en cruralium. 1, record 6, French, - plaque%20crurale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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