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Record 1 1977-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[The] Family Elkaniidae [includes inarticulate brachiopods that are] Subtriangular to Subcircular in outline, [with] propareas in [the] pedicle valve [that are] well developed; [the] posterior region of both valves [is] thickened by [a] number of plate like lamellae oblique to [the] shell surface, [and the] dorsal muscle scars [are] commonly impressed deeply in [the] thickened area. Ventral "vascula lateralia" diverge anterolaterally from [the] lateral margins of [the] thickened area, [the] dorsal "vascula lateralia" [are] disposed similarly to those of [the] pedicle valve, [the] "vascula media" diverge slightly from [the] mid-line in front of [the] thickened area (...) U.Cam.-L.Ord.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[La] Famille des Elkaniidae [comprend les brachiopodes inarticulés avec] Plates-formes postérieure et marginales servant à l'insertion de muscles, mais(...) [sans] plate-forme centrale. Cambrien et Ordovicien.

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