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WHORLS SPIRE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trochoconical
1, record 1, English, trochoconical
proposal, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trochoconic 1, record 1, English, trochoconic
proposal, adjective
- helicoid 2, record 1, English, helicoid
adjective
- planispirally coiled 3, record 1, English, planispirally%20coiled
adjective phrase
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Types of coiling in gastropods :... Helicoid(Trochospiral) : Coiling in which the whorls are arranged spirally in more than one plane. There are different forms of helicoid shells : conical(Trochiform) : Conical shells with acute spire and flat base.... The shell of Nautilus is planispirally coiled. 2, record 1, English, - trochoconical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
planispirally coiled: [Said of a shell] coiled in the same plane (like a cinnamon roll). 4, record 1, English, - trochoconical
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trochocône
1, record 1, French, trochoc%C3%B4ne
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Une] coquille trochocône [...] [est une coquille de Nautile dont] l'enroulement est [...] hélicoïde [...] 1, record 1, French, - trochoc%C3%B4ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-04-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- columella
1, record 2, English, columella
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Thickened axis of the spire about which the whorls are developed. 2, record 2, English, - columella
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- columelle
1, record 2, French, columelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pilier central des coquilles de Gastropodes constitué des parties internes des tours et autour duquel s'enroulent ces tours. 2, record 2, French, - columelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-07-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Neritacea
1, record 3, English, Neritacea
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Gastropods of the] superfamily Neritacea [have a] shell [that is] commonly coiled and ovoid or globular, more rarely capuliform or patelliform; whorls [are] few; [the] spire, if protruding at all, [is] relatively low; [the] outer shell layers [are] calcitic, unusually stable in fossils, commonly preserving [the] color pattern; [the] inner layers [are] thick, aragonitic, lamellar but not nacreous; [the] operculum, not developed in a few genera, [is] commonly calcareous, in many post-Paleozoic genera with processes projecting from [the] inner face and gripping [the] inner lip; living forms [have a] left kidney only; [a] single, bipectinate ctenidium [is] present on [the] left except in terrestrial forms, attached at its base only; [a] single hypobranchial gland, thought to be [a] homologue of [the] right one of other Archeogastropoda, [is] also present; [there is a] heart with 2 auricles, [the] right one in some [is] reduced or with [a] single auricle; pallial genital organs [are] developed and complex, fertilization [is] internal; retractor muscles [are] paired; [the] radula [is] rhipidoglossate, with [the] outermost admedians large, capituliform. "M. Dev.-Rec. ". 1, record 3, English, - Neritacea
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Neritacea
1, record 3, French, Neritacea
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les gastéropodes de la] super-famille des Neritacea [ont une] coquille globuleuse à spire courte et [à] tours fortement jointifs. [La] couche interne [est] porcelanée. [Ils n'ont] pas d'ombilic. [Ils ont un] opercule calcaire. 1, record 3, French, - Neritacea
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-07-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Neritopsidae
1, record 4, English, Neritopsidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Gastropods of the] family Neritopsidae [have the following characteristics : the] shell [is] globular, [the] spire protruding but slightly or not at all, [the] last whorl [is] large; [the] inner lip [is] broad and smooth, formed by continuous inductura, or by inductura on [the] parietal region merging into [an] excavation of [the] columellar lip on its outer face; [the] inner walls of [the] whorls [are] not resorbed; [the] operculum [is] not spiral. "M. Dev.-Rec. ". 1, record 4, English, - Neritopsidae
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Neritopsidae
1, record 4, French, Neritopsidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les gastéropodes de la] famille des Neritopsidae [ont le] bord columellaire peu épaissi; [et des] tours internes non résorbés. 1, record 4, French, - Neritopsidae
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-07-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- turriculate
1, record 5, English, turriculate
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The term turriculate is used to describe a gastropod shell) with [an] acutely conical spire composed of numerous rather flat whorls(...) 1, record 5, English, - turriculate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- turriculé
1, record 5, French, turricul%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le déroulement de la coquille (...) est beaucoup plus fréquent chez les coquilles turriculées que chez les formes trapues. 1, record 5, French, - turricul%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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