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MUSCLE IMPRESSION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- muscle scar
1, record 1, English, muscle%20scar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- muscle mark 2, record 1, English, muscle%20mark
correct
- muscle impression 3, record 1, English, muscle%20impression
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Area on the inner surface of a bivalve shell where former muscle attachments are indicated by impressions or elevations. 2, record 1, English, - muscle%20scar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- impression musculaire
1, record 1, French, impression%20musculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- empreinte musculaire 2, record 1, French, empreinte%20musculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une impression musculaire se présente, soit comme une simple dépression plus ou moins profonde, soit comme une surface entourée d'un bourrelet [...], soit en relief [...] [sur un brachiopode]. 2, record 1, French, - impression%20musculaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- adductor muscle scar
1, record 2, English, adductor%20muscle%20scar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In an ostracode, the adductor muscle scar is an] Impression on [the] valve interior of [the] muscle serving for closure of [the] valves, generally located in front of [the] mid-length. 1, record 2, English, - adductor%20muscle%20scar
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- empreinte des muscles adducteurs
1, record 2, French, empreinte%20des%20muscles%20adducteurs
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les empreintes des muscles adducteurs [d'un Ostracode] se trouvent de préférence dans les parties antéro-dorsales ou antérieures des valves, (...) 1, record 2, French, - empreinte%20des%20muscles%20adducteurs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-07-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Anthracosiidae
1, record 3, English, Anthracosiidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Anthracosiidae(...) [have shells that are] equivalve or subequivalve, highly variable, but commonly ovate, elliptical, subtriangular or suborbicular in outline; [the] hinge line [is] gently arcuate. [A] circular anterior adductor scar [is] deeply impressed, slightly smaller in area than [the] shallow oval posterior scar and situated near [the] margin with [the] angle of [the] usually well-defined, subtriangular frontal lobe; [the] anterior retractor muscle [is] situated above and close to [the] anterior adductor, its impression visible on [the] internal molds as [a] small single or double scar on [the] crest of [the] umbonal ridge. Dentition [is] variable, usually consisting of one subumbonal tooth(in both valves or in only one), which may not reach [the] edge of [the] hinge plate, but two teeth may occur in each valve, or in one valve only(single tooth, which may be in either valve, fitting between) ;[there are] rarely more than two teeth(maximum four, of low relief) present in each valve, and [the] hinge plate may be edentulous. [The] lunule and escutcheon [are] variable, but usually feebly defined. "Carb., ? Perm. ". 1, record 3, English, - Anthracosiidae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Anthracosiidae
1, record 3, French, Anthracosiidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Anthracosiidae (...) [ont une] coquille inéquilatérale, ovale, subtrapéziforme ou triangulaire, lisse ou finement striée concentriquement, [le] ligament [est] externe. [Ils ont une] Charnière présentant de très grandes variations et ne constituant pas, de ce fait, un bon caractère générique; il y a tantôt une dent sous le crochet et une dent postérieure, tantôt de nombreuses dents, tantôt pas de dents. (...) Dévonien au Trias. (...) 1, record 3, French, - Anthracosiidae
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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