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HINNITES MULTIRUGOSUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-09-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- purple hinged rock scallop
1, record 1, English, purple%20hinged%20rock%20scallop
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- giant rock scallop 2, record 1, English, giant%20rock%20scallop
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A peculiar bivalve that starts life as a free-swimming scallop, but later on settles upon some object and becomes sessile. Attached by the lower valve, [it] soon grows into an irregular, oblong shape. Length may be anywhere from 3 to 10 in. Shell attains considerable thickness, and is sculptured with numerous and crowded wrinkled lines. Color [is] reddish to grayish white, but as the shell increases in size it becomes coarse and the colors tend to fade. Interior [is] white, stained with rich purple near the hinge. 2, record 1, English, - purple%20hinged%20rock%20scallop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Hinnites giganteus; Hinnites multirugosus: According to some authors, these synonyms are not accepted. 3, record 1, English, - purple%20hinged%20rock%20scallop
Record 1, Key term(s)
- purple-hinge rock scallop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pétoncle des roches
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9toncle%20des%20roches
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- peigne des roches géant 2, record 1, French, peigne%20des%20roches%20g%C3%A9ant
correct, masculine noun
- hinnite géant 3, record 1, French, hinnite%20g%C3%A9ant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pétoncle des roches est un gros coquillage massif dont la coquille peut atteindre une hauteur de 250 mm (de la charnière au bord de la valve supérieure). La forme des valves est très irrégulière, et la surface extérieure est creusée de grosses côtes rayonnantes, de couleur brun, gris et vert. […] À l'intérieur, la zone proche de la charnière est de couleur pourpre foncé. Au début de leur existence, les petits pétoncles des roches ont une phase de vie libre, et se déplacent comme les autres espèces mais, lorsqu'ils atteignent environ 25 mm, ils se fixent sur un rocher et y restent toute leur existence. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9toncle%20des%20roches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hinnites giganteus; Hinnites multirugosus : synonymes non acceptés selon certains auteurs. 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9toncle%20des%20roches
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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