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CRURA [15 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crural process
1, record 1, English, crural%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crural point 1, record 1, English, crural%20point
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] crural process [is the] Pointed portion of [the] crus [of a brachiopod] directed obliquely inward and ventrally ... 1, record 1, English, - crural%20process
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pointe crurale
1, record 1, French, pointe%20crurale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- point crural 1, record 1, French, point%20crural
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Une pointe crurale est une de] deux pointes crurales transversales, convergentes vers le plan de symétrie [...] [présentées par les crura d’un brachiopode] 1, record 1, French, - pointe%20crurale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- loop
1, record 2, English, loop
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- brachial loop 1, record 2, English, brachial%20loop
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] loop [is a] Support for [a brachiopod] lophophore composed of secondary shell and extending anteriorly from [the] crura as closed apparatus, variably disposed and generally ribbon-like with or without [a] supporting septum from [the] floor of [the] brachial valve ... 1, record 2, English, - loop
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boucle brachiale
1, record 2, French, boucle%20brachiale
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] boucle brachiale [est le] Brachidium des «Terebratulacea» [...]. En général ne désigne que la partie qui fait suite aux crura. 1, record 2, French, - boucle%20brachiale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crural base
1, record 3, English, crural%20base
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- base crurale
1, record 3, French, base%20crurale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Trace] des crura sur les plaques cardinales ou de la charnière [chez un brachiopode]. 1, record 3, French, - base%20crurale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-06-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Meristellidae
1, record 4, English, Meristellidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] family Meristellidae [have an] imperforate medially depressed cardinal plate (...), commonly forming [a] septalium; [the] jugal saddle [is] not developed. Lamellar expansions at [the] growth lines [are] not developed. "U.Ord.-Miss." 1, record 4, English, - Meristellidae
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Meristellidae
1, record 4, French, Meristellidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] famille des Meristellidae [ont des] spiralia latérales, mais les lamelles primaires situées entre elles se recourbent fortement dorsalement en s’unissant aux crura; [ils ont un] jugum avec [un] prolongement plus ou moins compliqué. 1, record 4, French, - Meristellidae
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-06-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Uncitidae
1, record 5, English, Uncitidae
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] family Uncitidae [have] Biconvex, elongate-oval, costate shells, commonly lacking [a] fold and sulcus; costae [are] bifurcate, crossed by irregularly spaced growth lines; [the] ventral beak [is] attenuate, commonly twisted; [a] foramen may be present behind [a] concave deltidium. Dental plates and [a] ventral myophragm [are] present; [a] cardinal plate (...) [supports a] large, slightly bilobed cardinal process; hinge plates [extend] as long lobes along [the] posterolateral margins; [the] crura [connect] directly with primary volutions of [the] spiralia, [the] jugum [is] a simple band with [a] lows median projection. "M.Dev.". 1, record 5, English, - Uncitidae
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Uncitidae
1, record 5, French, Uncitidae
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] famille des Uncitidae [ont les] Crura en continuation directe avec les lamelles primaires; [le] jugum continu en V; [les] plaques deltidiales unies, fortement concaves. 1, record 5, French, - Uncitidae
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-06-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Atrypidae
1, record 6, English, Atrypidae
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] Family Atrypidae [have a] shell [that is] plicate or costate. "M.Ord.-U.Dev.". 1, record 6, English, - Atrypidae
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Atrypidae
1, record 6, French, Atrypidae
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] famille des Atrypidae [ont des] lamelles [qui] continuent directement les crura, puis divergent et les spires se placent entres elles; [ils ont un] jugum simple. 1, record 6, French, - Atrypidae
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-06-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Spiriferacea
1, record 7, English, Spiriferacea
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] superfamily spiriferacea [have a] shell form [that is] variable but generally rather transverse with either angular or narrowly rounded cardinal extremities and [a] hinge line equal to or slightly less than [the] maximum width; lateral slopes [are] invariably costate or plicate; [a] fold and sulcus [is] generally present, tending to be bald in earlier forms, costate or plicate in later ones; [the] pedicle valve interior [is] with or without dental plates, commonly without [a] median septum; [the] brachial valve interior [has a] striate cardinal process, [and is] with or without crural plates; [the] shell substance [is] generally impunctate. "L.Sil.-U.Perm.". 1, record 7, English, - Spiriferacea
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Spiriferacea
1, record 7, French, Spiriferacea
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] super-famille des spiriferacea [ont des] crura en continuation directe avec les lamelles primaires qui sont entre les spires brachiales. 1, record 7, French, - Spiriferacea
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-06-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Dimerellidae
1, record 8, English, Dimerellidae
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] family Dimerellidae [are] usually sulcate and very small (...). [The] deltidial plates [are] commonly reduced, [the] crura [are] very long; [a] dorsal septum may be prominent (...). "?Dev.,Trias.-L.Cret.". 1, record 8, English, - Dimerellidae
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Dimerellidae
1, record 8, French, Dimerellidae
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] famille des Dimerellidae [ont des] plaques deltidiales réduites ou nulles; [un] foramen triangulaire; [un] septum médian dorsal; [des] crura très longs; [et une] ligne cardinale rectiligne longue. 1, record 8, French, - Dimerellidae
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1977-06-24
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Plectambonitinae
1, record 9, English, Plectambonitinae
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] subfamily Plectambonitinae [have the following characteristics: the] hinge line [is] denticulate; [the] pedicle valve [has] divergent diductor scars separated anteriorly by [a] low broad plate or ridge and flanked by [a] pair of variably developed, divergent ridges; adductor scars of [the] brachial valve [are] associated with [a] variable number of low septa. 1, record 9, English, - Plectambonitinae
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Plectambonitinae
1, record 9, French, Plectambonitinae
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] sous-famille des Plectambonitinae [ont un] processus cardinal(...) concrescent à la base avec un chilidium rudimentaire, mais demeurant séparé des crura. 1, record 9, French, - Plectambonitinae
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1977-06-23
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Nisusiidae
1, record 10, English, Nisusiidae
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Articulate brachiopods belonging to the] family Nisusiidae [have the following characteristics:] interareas and hinge lines well developed, pseudodeltidium strong, foramen apical or anterior to apex through [the] pedicle valve, chilidium variable; teeth [are] rudimentary, dental plates absent, [the] ventral muscle field rarely preserved but apparently with [a] short adductor scar, and long divergent diductor scars; [the] cardinal process [is] absent or rudimentary; [the] notothyrial platform [is] rudimentary, [the] socket ridges [are] bladelike, making [an] acute angle with [the] hinge line to define [the] sockets; dorsal adductor scars, when present, [are] as elongate impressions on either side of [an] indistinct median ridge. L. Cam. - M. Cam. 1, record 10, English, - Nisusiidae
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Nisusiidae
1, record 10, French, Nisusiidae
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les membres de la] famille des Nisusiidae [sont les Brachiopodes articulés qui sont des] formes primitives :[ils ont un] pseudodeltidium d’importance variable, [un] chilidium rudimentaire ou absent; [un] spondylium et [des] crura peu développés; [ils n’ ont] souvent pas de processus cardinal, [ou celui-ci est] rudimentaire quand il est présent. 1, record 10, French, - Nisusiidae
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1977-06-14
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- septifer crura
1, record 11, English, septifer%20crura
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Septifer crura are] crura having [a] form of septa that descend directly from [the] dorsal side of [the] hinge plates to [the] floor of [the] brachial valve (...) [in a brachiopod] 1, record 11, English, - septifer%20crura
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- crura septifères
1, record 11, French, crura%20septif%C3%A8res
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les crura septifères sont des crura] courts, à plaques crurales appuyées au fond de la valve et s’étendant jusqu'au tiers de la longueur de cette dernière [chez un Brachiopode. ] 1, record 11, French, - crura%20septif%C3%A8res
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1977-06-14
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- radulifer
1, record 12, English, radulifer
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Radulifer crura are] hook-shaped or rodlike crura which arise on [the] ventral side of [the] hinge plate and project toward [the] pedicle valve ... [of a brachiopod] 1, record 12, English, - radulifer
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- radulifère
1, record 12, French, radulif%C3%A8re
correct, adjective
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le terme radulifère réfère aux] crura étroits, recourbés dans le sens ventral, s’élargissant légèrement vers leur extrémité. 1, record 12, French, - radulif%C3%A8re
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1977-06-11
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- camarophorium
1, record 13, English, camarophorium
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] camarophorium [is a] spoon-shaped, adductor-bearing platform in stenoscismatacean brachial valve supported by median septum and derived independently of cardinalia (...) 1, record 13, English, - camarophorium
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- camarophorium
1, record 13, French, camarophorium
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le] camarophorium [est un] cruralium des Brachiopodes "Camerophoridae", qui apparaît comme indépendant des crura très longs et de la plaque cardinale. Il se présente comme une expansion du bord libre du septum médian. 1, record 13, French, - camarophorium
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1977-06-10
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- arcuifer crus
1, record 14, English, arcuifer%20crus
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An] arcuifer crus [is one of a set of] Crura hammer-shaped in cross section, with arcuate head concave toward each other (...) 1, record 14, English, - arcuifer%20crus
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- crus arcuifère
1, record 14, French, crus%20arcuif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Un crus arcuifère est un d’une paire de] crura à bases larges écartés l'un de l'autre, arqués de façon à tourner leurs bords concaves vers le milieu, à extrémités tournées vers la valve ventrale et terminées par une sorte de petite plaque crurale en forme de marteau. 1, record 14, French, - crus%20arcuif%C3%A8re
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1977-06-10
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- spiralium
1, record 15, English, spiralium
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A] spiralium [is one of a] pair of spirally coiled supports for deuterolophe or spirolophe, composed of secondary shell (...) [and found in brachiopods] 1, record 15, English, - spiralium
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- spiralium
1, record 15, French, spiralium
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Un spiralium est un de] deux rubans spiralés(...) portés par les crura [de certains brachiopodes](...) et dont les branches descendantes sont, le plus souvent, unies par une bandelette ou "jugum". 1, record 15, French, - spiralium
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
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