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CRUSTACEA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crustacea
1, record 1, English, crustacea
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crustaceans 2, record 1, English, crustaceans
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large class of arthropodous animals, mostly aquatic, characterized by a hard, close-fitting, usually chitinous shell or "crust" which is shed periodically; comprising crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, shrimps, and many others. 3, record 1, English, - crustacea
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crustacés
1, record 1, French, crustac%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classe d'animaux arthropodes, ovipares, antennifères, au corps formé de segments munis chacun d'une paire d'appendices, à respiration branchiale, à carapace chitineuse. 2, record 1, French, - crustac%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Crustacea
1, record 1, Spanish, Crustacea
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Crustáceos 2, record 1, Spanish, Crust%C3%A1ceos
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Clase que comprende los] artrópodos antenados, con el cuerpo dividido en cabeza, tórax, abdomen y telson, con apéndices birrámeos típicos y, generalmente, el tegumento quitinoso impregnado por carbonato cálcico. Son todos acuáticos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Crustacea
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mollusc
1, record 2, English, mollusc
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mollusk 2, record 2, English, mollusk
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An animal belonging to the Mollusca. 2, record 2, English, - mollusc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mollusca: In present use (mainly following the classification proposed by Cuvier in 1788-1800), a phylum or sub-kingdom of animals, comprising the four classes Gastropoda (limpets, snails, etc.), Scaphopoda (tooth-shells), Cephalopoda (cuttlefish, etc.), and Lamellibranchia (oyster, mussel, etc.); the classes Cirrhopoda, Tunicata, and Brachiopoda, included by Cuvier among the Mollusca, are now placed elsewhere, and the Polyzoa have since Cuvier's time been added to the phylum and again removed. 2, record 2, English, - mollusc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
shellfish: An aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans. 3, record 2, English, - mollusc
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mollusque
1, record 2, French, mollusque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal invertébré au corps mou. 2, record 2, French, - mollusque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Principaux mollusques : Céphalopodes : ammonite, argonaute, baculite, bélemnite, calmar (ou encornet), nautile, poulpe (ou pieuvre), seiche. Gastéropodes : buccin (ou trompette), casque, cérite, cône, doris, escargot (ou hélix, limaçon), fuseau, haliotide (ou ormeau), harpe, janthine, limace, limnée, littorine (ou bigorneau, vignot), mitre, murex (ou rocher), nérinée, nérite, olive, ombrelle, paludine, patelle, planorbe, pleurobranche, porcelaine, pourpre, pupa (ou maillot), strombe, terebellum, testacelle, triton (ou trompette), troque, turbinelle, turbo, turritelle, vermet. Lamellibranches : anodonte, avicule, huître (Ostracés), isocarde, lime, moule, mulette, palourde, pedum, peigne (ou pecten, coquille Saint-Jacques), pétoncle (ou amande de mer), pholade, pinne, praire, solen (ou manche de couteau), spondyle, taret, tridacne (ou bénitier), vénéricarde, vénus. 2, record 2, French, - mollusque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- molusco
1, record 2, Spanish, molusco
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filum extenso de invertebrados, incluyendo babosas, caracoles y otros de cuerpo blando, no segmentado, protegido en parte o totalmente por una concha. 2, record 2, Spanish, - molusco
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparar con la clase Crustacea. 2, record 2, Spanish, - molusco
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