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HOLOCHROAL EYE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prismatic planoconvex lens
1, record 1, English, prismatic%20planoconvex%20lens
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - prismatic%20planoconvex%20lens
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lentille prismatique plano-convexe
1, record 1, French, lentille%20prismatique%20plano%2Dconvexe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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 [...] 1, record 1, French, - lentille%20prismatique%20plano%2Dconvexe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- biconvex lens
1, record 2, English, biconvex%20lens
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, English, - biconvex%20lens
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lentille biconvexe
1, record 2, French, lentille%20biconvexe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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 [...] 1, record 2, French, - lentille%20biconvexe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-04-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- holochroal eye
1, record 3, English, holochroal%20eye
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- compound eye 1, record 3, English, compound%20eye
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. ] 1, record 3, English, - holochroal%20eye
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- œil holochroal
1, record 3, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20holochroal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 3, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20holochroal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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