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HETERODONTS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heterodonts
1, record 1, English, heterodonts
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hétérodontes
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rodontes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupe de mollusques bivalves comprenant les espèces aux dents cardinales [...] peu nombreuses et de plusieurs types différenciés [...] 1, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rodontes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-07-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- primitive crenulation
1, record 2, English, primitive%20crenulation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The actual [pelecypod] larval shell has small transverse crenulations rather like taxodont teeth along its hinge line. In the immediate ensuing postlarval stages of heterodonts these primitive crenulations are replaced by lamellae parallel to the dorsal margins(...) 1, record 2, English, - primitive%20crenulation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crénelure primitive
1, record 2, French, cr%C3%A9nelure%20primitive
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La charnière de la coquille primitive (...) [d'un Lamellibranche] comporte, de part et d'autre d'un ligament central, des crénelures parallèles orientées perpendiculairement au bord cardinal, et que l'on nomme "crénelures primitives" (...) 1, record 2, French, - cr%C3%A9nelure%20primitive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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