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METASICULA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pore
1, record 1, English, pore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- foramen 1, record 1, English, foramen
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pore through which the initial bud or stolon passes to the exterior generally appears when growth of the [graptolite] metasicula is nearly complete and may arise in either of 2 ways. Most commonly it is produced by resorption... [In] the second method of origin... the pore... instead of being formed by resorption, is intercalated in modified metasicular growth bands... 1, record 1, English, - pore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foramen
1, record 1, French, foramen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pendant que la métasicule se développe [chez un Graptolite Dendroïde] le bourgeonnement commence à se produire. Sur la prosicule, il se produit un foramen [...] entouré d'un épaississement qui se transforme bientôt en tube chitineux [...] 1, record 1, French, - foramen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- zigzag suture
1, record 2, English, zigzag%20suture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the metasicula... [is] composed of the usual graptolite alternating growth bands with typical zigzag suture along opposite(dorsal and ventral) sides. 1, record 2, English, - zigzag%20suture
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chitinous growth bands of the creeping tube [of a Pterobranch] are laid down in the form of half segments deposited alternately to left and right, so that the growth lines exhibit a characteristic median zigzag suture ... 1, record 2, English, - zigzag%20suture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- suture en zigzag
1, record 2, French, suture%20en%20zigzag
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Chez un Graptolite, le tissu fusellaire] consiste en petits segments semi-annulaires et fusiformes [...]superposés transversalement en deux piles juxtaposées, de façon que les extrémités en biseau s'enchevêtrent pour former deux sutures en zigzag sur les faces ventrale et dorsale de la thèque [...] 1, record 2, French, - suture%20en%20zigzag
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-10-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- virgella
1, record 3, English, virgella
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spine developed during [the] formation of [a graptolite] metasicula, embedded in [the] sicula wall and projecting freely from [the] apertural margin. 1, record 3, English, - virgella
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- virgella
1, record 3, French, virgella
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ouverture de la sicule mûre ("métasicule") [d'un Graptolite] est garnie d'une longue épine primordiale, la "virgella", et d'"épines buccales" secondaires. 1, record 3, French, - virgella
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-09-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- apertural spine
1, record 4, English, apertural%20spine
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) on one side(...) [of the metasicula of a graptolite] is embedded the "virgella"(usually a conspicuous spine), while on the other, symmetrically placed apertural spines(2 or, rarely, 1) may arise when growth is complete(...) 1, record 4, English, - apertural%20spine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épine buccale
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9pine%20buccale
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ouverture de la sicule mûre ("métasicule") [d'un Graptolite] est garnie d'une longue épine primordiale, la "virgella", et d'"épines buccales" secondaires. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9pine%20buccale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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