TERMIUM Plus®
The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.
PATELLIFORM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1978-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- patelliform
1, record 1, English, patelliform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shaped like a small dish, circular and rimmed. 1, record 1, English, - patelliform
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- patelliforme
1, record 1, French, patelliforme
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En forme d'assiette. 1, record 1, French, - patelliforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-07-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Neritacea
1, record 2, English, Neritacea
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Gastropods of the] superfamily Neritacea [have a] shell [that is] commonly coiled and ovoid or globular, more rarely capuliform or patelliform; whorls [are] few; [the] spire, if protruding at all, [is] relatively low; [the] outer shell layers [are] calcitic, unusually stable in fossils, commonly preserving [the] color pattern; [the] inner layers [are] thick, aragonitic, lamellar but not nacreous; [the] operculum, not developed in a few genera, [is] commonly calcareous, in many post-Paleozoic genera with processes projecting from [the] inner face and gripping [the] inner lip; living forms [have a] left kidney only; [a] single, bipectinate ctenidium [is] present on [the] left except in terrestrial forms, attached at its base only; [a] single hypobranchial gland, thought to be [a] homologue of [the] right one of other Archeogastropoda, [is] also present; [there is a] heart with 2 auricles, [the] right one in some [is] reduced or with [a] single auricle; pallial genital organs [are] developed and complex, fertilization [is] internal; retractor muscles [are] paired; [the] radula [is] rhipidoglossate, with [the] outermost admedians large, capituliform. "M. Dev.-Rec. ". 1, record 2, English, - Neritacea
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Neritacea
1, record 2, French, Neritacea
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les gastéropodes de la] super-famille des Neritacea [ont une] coquille globuleuse à spire courte et [à] tours fortement jointifs. [La] couche interne [est] porcelanée. [Ils n'ont] pas d'ombilic. [Ils ont un] opercule calcaire. 1, record 2, French, - Neritacea
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-07-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Neritidae
1, record 3, English, Neritidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Gastropods of the] family Neritidae [have the following characteristics; the] shell [is] globose, turbiniform, capuliform or patelliform; mostly thick-walled; [they have] no umbilicus; [the] inner walls of [the] whorls [are] resorbed; [the] inner lip [is] more or less thickened by [a] callus or protruding as [a] septum that narrows [the] aperture, commonly with [a] dentate margin(...). "Trias.-Rec. ". 1, record 3, English, - Neritidae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Neritidae
1, record 3, French, Neritidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les gastéropodes de la] famille des Neritidae [ont le] bord columellaire très épaissi en un cal qui, réunissant le bord columellaire au bord pariétal, prend le nom de septum. [Ils ont un] opercule muni d'apophyses lui permettant de s'articuler sur la coquille (...). [Les] tours internes [sont] non résorbés. 1, record 3, French, - Neritidae
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.
Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: