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ANTERIOR MEDIAN LINE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anterior median line
1, record 1, English, anterior%20median%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An imaginary vertical line on the anterior surface of the body, dividing the surface equally into right and left sides. 2, record 1, English, - anterior%20median%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anterior median line : designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - anterior%20median%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A01.2.00.012: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 3, record 1, English, - anterior%20median%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne médiane antérieure
1, record 1, French, ligne%20m%C3%A9diane%20ant%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ligne médiane antérieure : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - ligne%20m%C3%A9diane%20ant%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A01.2.00.012 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - ligne%20m%C3%A9diane%20ant%C3%A9rieure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- línea mediana anterior
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20mediana%20anterior
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- línea media anterior 2, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20media%20anterior
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Línea vertical imaginaria sobre la superficie del cuerpo, que divide esta por igual en lados derecho e izquierdo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADnea%20mediana%20anterior
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-07-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Trigoniidae
1, record 2, English, Trigoniidae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the Family Trigoniidae have shells that are] highly variable in shape and ornament; [the] umbones [are] most commonly opisthogyrous, but orthogyrous or prosogyrous in a few groups; [an] escutcheon [is] usually present; [the] area and flank [are] differentiated and differently ornamented in most genera; [the] flank ornament [is] generally concentric or oblique, but radial in some forms; [the] median tooth of [the] left valve [is] broad, grooved, strongly concave to deeply emarginate below; [the] posterior left [is] weak or obscure, marginal; [the] anterior left [is] of moderate strength; [the] right valve(...) [has] two subequal and more or less symmetrically divergent teeth not borne on [a] hinge plate, and(...) [a] very obscure anterior marginal tooth in some species; [the] two main teeth of [the] right valve and [the] sides of [the] left valve teeth against which they fit bear strong transverse ridges(...) ;[the] anterior myophorous buttresses [are] well developed; [the] pallial line [is] entire; Recent forms [are] filibranchiate; mantle lobes [are] free; [the bivalves are] nonbyssiferous. "M. Trias.-Rec. " 1, record 2, English, - Trigoniidae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Trigoniidae
1, record 2, French, Trigoniidae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Trigoniidae (...) [ont une] coquille nacrée, inéquilatérale, [le] bord antérieur [est] généralement arrondi, beaucoup moins développé que le postérieur qui est plus ou moins tronqué et anguleux. [La] charnière [est] faite généralement de deux dents cardinales divergentes sur la valve droite et de une, deux ou trois dents cardinales divergentes sur la valve gauche; [le] ligament est externe; [ils ont] deux impressions musculaires; [et une] empreinte palléale entière. 1, record 2, French, - Trigoniidae
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-06-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Tropidoleptidae
1, record 3, English, Tropidoleptidae
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 Tropidoleptidae [have the following characteristics : the] hinge line [is] wide, [the] ventral interarea [is] well-developed, orthocline, [the] delthyrium [is] open; [the] dorsal interarea [is] shorter, anacline, [the] notothyrium [is] covered by [an] antigydium. [The] Teeth [are] massive [the] outer sides [are] strongly crenulated, separate from [the] hinge line, supported by stout dental plates. [There is a] high cardinal process with [a] deep double diductor pit on [the] ventral surface at [the] posterior of [a] thick notothyrial platform; anteriorly, [a] pair of long crura develop apophyses which possibly form [a] loop with posteriorly directed outgrowths from [the] high anterior part of [the] median septum. "L. Dev.-U. Dev. " 1, record 3, English, - Tropidoleptidae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Tropidoleptidae
1, record 3, French, Tropidoleptidae
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 Tropidoleptidae [ont un] profil concavo-convexe; [des] côtes larges, arrondies; [un] fort septum dorsal auquel s'unissent les extrémités des processus brachiaux. 1, record 3, French, - Tropidoleptidae
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-06-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Nisusiidae
1, record 4, English, Nisusiidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Articulate brachiopods belonging to the] family Nisusiidae [have the following characteristics :] interareas and hinge lines well developed, pseudodeltidium strong, foramen apical or anterior to apex through [the] pedicle valve, chilidium variable; teeth [are] rudimentary, dental plates absent, [the] ventral muscle field rarely preserved but apparently with [a] short adductor scar, and long divergent diductor scars; [the] cardinal process [is] absent or rudimentary; [the] notothyrial platform [is] rudimentary, [the] socket ridges [are] bladelike, making [an] acute angle with [the] hinge line to define [the] sockets; dorsal adductor scars, when present, [are] as elongate impressions on either side of [an] indistinct median ridge. L. Cam.-M. Cam. 1, record 4, English, - Nisusiidae
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Nisusiidae
1, record 4, French, Nisusiidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les membres de la] famille des Nisusiidae [sont les Brachiopodes articulés qui sont des] formes primitives: [ils ont un] pseudodeltidium d'importance variable, [un] chilidium rudimentaire ou absent; [un] spondylium et [des] crura peu développés; [ils n'ont] souvent pas de processus cardinal, [ou celui-ci est] rudimentaire quand il est présent. 1, record 4, French, - Nisusiidae
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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