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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frog shell
1, record 1, English, frog%20shell
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of numerous chiefly tropical gastropod mollusks (family Cymatiidae) that resemble the related tritons but have notably thick heavy rugose or tuberculated shells. 2, record 1, English, - frog%20shell
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Also a shell of one of these mollusks. 2, record 1, English, - frog%20shell
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ranelle
1, record 1, French, ranelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mollusque gastropode prosobranche des mers chaudes tempérées, actuel et fossile dans le tertiaire. (Famille des cymatiidés). 2, record 1, French, - ranelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bursa
1, record 2, English, bursa
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is an] internal gill pouch in ophiuroids, entered by [a] gill slit. 1, record 2, English, - bursa
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bourse branchiale
1, record 2, French, bourse%20branchiale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La respiration chez les Ophiuroïdes actuels est confinée à des aires limitées, les "bourses branchiales", formées par invagination et communiquant avec l'extérieur par des fentes ouvertes ordinairement sur la face orale du disque, le long des bras (...) 1, record 2, French, - bourse%20branchiale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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