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LAMELLIBRANCHIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bivalves
1, record 1, English, bivalves
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lamellibranchs 2, record 1, English, lamellibranchs
correct, plural
- pelecypods 3, record 1, English, pelecypods
correct, plural, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Kingdom: Animalia. Phylum: Mollusca. 4, record 1, English, - bivalves
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bivalves ... include the clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families ... 5, record 1, English, - bivalves
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bivalves
1, record 1, French, bivalves
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lamellibranches 2, record 1, French, lamellibranches
correct, masculine noun, plural
- pélécypodes 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9l%C3%A9cypodes
correct, masculine noun, plural, obsolete
- acéphales 3, record 1, French, ac%C3%A9phales
correct, masculine noun, plural, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Règne : Animaux. Embranchement : Mollusques. 4, record 1, French, - bivalves
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les bivalves [comprennent] les palourdes, les huîtres, les moules, les pétoncles et de nombreuses autres familles de coquillages. 5, record 1, French, - bivalves
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bivalvo
1, record 1, Spanish, bivalvo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bivalvos 2, record 1, Spanish, bivalvos
masculine noun
- lamelibranquios 2, record 1, Spanish, lamelibranquios
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal invertebrado con el cuerpo cubierto por una concha formada por dos piezas que encajan una en otra. 1, record 1, Spanish, - bivalvo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mollusc
1, record 2, English, mollusc
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mollusk 2, record 2, English, mollusk
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An animal belonging to the Mollusca. 2, record 2, English, - mollusc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mollusca : In present use(mainly following the classification proposed by Cuvier in 1788-1800), a phylum or sub-kingdom of animals, comprising the four classes Gastropoda(limpets, snails, etc.), Scaphopoda(tooth-shells), Cephalopoda(cuttlefish, etc.), and Lamellibranchia(oyster, mussel, etc.) ;the classes Cirrhopoda, Tunicata, and Brachiopoda, included by Cuvier among the Mollusca, are now placed elsewhere, and the Polyzoa have since Cuvier's time been added to the phylum and again removed. 2, record 2, English, - mollusc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
shellfish: An aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans. 3, record 2, English, - mollusc
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mollusque
1, record 2, French, mollusque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal invertébré au corps mou. 2, record 2, French, - mollusque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Principaux mollusques : Céphalopodes : ammonite, argonaute, baculite, bélemnite, calmar (ou encornet), nautile, poulpe (ou pieuvre), seiche. Gastéropodes : buccin (ou trompette), casque, cérite, cône, doris, escargot (ou hélix, limaçon), fuseau, haliotide (ou ormeau), harpe, janthine, limace, limnée, littorine (ou bigorneau, vignot), mitre, murex (ou rocher), nérinée, nérite, olive, ombrelle, paludine, patelle, planorbe, pleurobranche, porcelaine, pourpre, pupa (ou maillot), strombe, terebellum, testacelle, triton (ou trompette), troque, turbinelle, turbo, turritelle, vermet. Lamellibranches : anodonte, avicule, huître (Ostracés), isocarde, lime, moule, mulette, palourde, pedum, peigne (ou pecten, coquille Saint-Jacques), pétoncle (ou amande de mer), pholade, pinne, praire, solen (ou manche de couteau), spondyle, taret, tridacne (ou bénitier), vénéricarde, vénus. 2, record 2, French, - mollusque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- molusco
1, record 2, Spanish, molusco
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filum extenso de invertebrados, incluyendo babosas, caracoles y otros de cuerpo blando, no segmentado, protegido en parte o totalmente por una concha. 2, record 2, Spanish, - molusco
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparar con la clase Crustacea. 2, record 2, Spanish, - molusco
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