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LAMELIBRANQUIOS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- siphon
1, record 1, English, siphon
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- siphuncle 2, record 1, English, siphuncle
correct
- siphunculus 3, record 1, English, siphunculus
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tube-shaped organ in some aquatic invertebrate bodies that controls the inward and outward flow of water. 4, record 1, English, - siphon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- syphon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- siphon
1, record 1, French, siphon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube externe prolongeant les orifices d'entrée et de sortie de l'eau chez certains mollusques. 2, record 1, French, - siphon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les siphons assurent, selon les espèces, l'alimentation, l'excrétion, la fuite par réaction ou le réglage de la densité. 3, record 1, French, - siphon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
siphon buccal, siphon cloacal 2, record 1, French, - siphon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sifón
1, record 1, Spanish, sif%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada uno de los dos largos tubos que tienen ciertos moluscos lamelibranquios, especialmente los que viven medio enterrados en la arena o en el fango, y que pueden estar libres o soldados a la manera de los cañones de una escopeta. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sif%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- softshell clam
1, record 2, English, softshell%20clam
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- soft-shell clam 2, record 2, English, soft%2Dshell%20clam
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Softshell clams, Mya arenaria, are bivalve molluscs found in North American and European coastal waters. ... It is a sedentary species living in beds or aggregations of greater or lesser importance. 3, record 2, English, - softshell%20clam
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Class: Bivalvia. Family: Myidae. 4, record 2, English, - softshell%20clam
Record 2, Key term(s)
- soft-shelled clam
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mye commune
1, record 2, French, mye%20commune
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mye commune, Mya arenaria, est un mollusque bivalve des eaux côtières de l'Amérique du Nord et de l'Europe. [...] C'est une espèce sédentaire vivant en gisements ou agrégations de plus ou moins grande importance. 2, record 2, French, - mye%20commune
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Classe : Bivalves. Famille : Myidés. 3, record 2, French, - mye%20commune
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- almeja
1, record 2, Spanish, almeja
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre aplicado a varios moluscos de los géneros «Tapes, Venus» y «Mytilus», lamelibranquios, o sea encerrados en una concha bivalva, comestibles. 1, record 2, Spanish, - almeja
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