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HOLOCHROAL EYE [3 records]

Record 1 2017-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

"Lindstrom" recognized 2 subtypes of holochroal [trilobite] eyes :(1) with prismatic planoconvex lenses... [where] the lenses are hexagonal prisms that, as seen in sections normal to the visual surface of the eye, are between 2 and 3 times as long as wide.... and,(2) with thin biconvex lenses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[L'œil holochroal d'un Trilobite peut avoir] deux types de lentilles : 1. des lentilles biconvexes [...] 2. des lentilles prismatiques plano-convexes, allongées radialement [...]; ce type, exceptionnel chez les crustacés actuels mais fréquent chez les Trilobites post-cambriens, semble en rapport à la fois avec une vision par superposition et une vie dans les grandes profondeurs [...]

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Record 2 2017-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

"Lindstrom" recognized 2 subtypes of holochroal [trilobite] eyes :(1) with prismatic planoconvex lenses, and [2] with thin biconvex lenses.... [In the second subtype, biconvex lenses, ] the lenses are truly "lenticular" in cross section, being thin and biconvex. Probably this is the most primitive subtype of holochroal eye, and it seems that transitions exist between this and all other types.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[L'œil holochroal d'un Trilobite peut avoir] deux types de lentilles : 1. des lentilles biconvexes [sont] aplaties tangentiellement [...] [et correspondent] au type le plus fréquent chez les Crustacés et probablement primitives [...] 2. des lentilles prismatiques plano-convexes [...]

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Record 3 2017-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[A holochroal eye is a] Compound eye consisting of numerous adjoining planoconvex or biconvex lenses, covered by a continuous cornea... [It is one of two types of eyes present among trilobites. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[Chez un Trilobite] «L'œil holochroal» [...] comprend un nombre variable de lentilles [...] de forme hexagonale, exceptionnellement carrées [...] Elles sont recouvertes par une cuticule lisse, peu épaisse.

Spanish

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