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Record 1 1977-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Gastropod shell] Having [the] shape of a wheel or disk; [the] spire [is] extremely low, conical, flat or shallowly concave, and [the] base also having one of these shapes. [is termed a discoidal shell]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Coquille de Gastéropode, dont] l'enroulement est du type hélicoïdale [...] et l'hélice est très surbaissée, les tours ronds et présentant une faible tendance à l'augmentation de diamètre [...]

Spanish

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