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HEXACTINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hexactin
1, record 1, English, hexactin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hexactine 2, record 1, English, hexactine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A six-rayed spicule found in sponges. 1, record 1, English, - hexactin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hexactine
1, record 1, French, hexactine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un] spicule à six pointes est l'hexactine [chez les spongiaires]. 1, record 1, French, - hexactine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dictyonina
1, record 2, English, dictyonina
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dictyonine 1, record 2, English, dictyonine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) an order of Hyalospongial comprising those members of the Hexasterophora with hexactine spicules fused into a rigid network. 1, record 2, English, - dictyonina
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dictyonine
1, record 2, French, dictyonine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Spongiaires Dictyonines,) très abondants au Jurassique et au Crétacé supérieur, se sont en général admirablement fossilisées et ont parfois conservé leur nature originelle d'opale (...) 1, record 2, French, - dictyonine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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