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Record 1 1977-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[It is one of two] accessory cavities [which] separate anterior and posterior myophore plates and teeth from [the] shell wall in [some rudist bivalves]. They are developed chiefly in the [free valve] but occur in the [attached valve] of some genera.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les rudistes] sont caractérisés par la présence de très nombreuses cavités situées en général dans tout le test. On réserve le nom de "cavités accessoires" à celles qui sont situées dans le plateau cardinal (...)

Spanish

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