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SQUILLA MANTIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mantis shrimp
1, record 1, English, mantis%20shrimp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stomatopods: The mantis shrimps include small and large, shrimp-like or lobster-like animals with large movable eyes, a very short head or carapace, covering only a third of the body, only 3 walking legs, a long flattened tail (including thoracic and abdominal segments) with a well developed tail fan, and large, conspicuous "raptorial" claws (second pair of legs) resembling those of a praying mantis. 2, record 1, English, - mantis%20shrimp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Family squillidae: Squilla mantis (Linnaeus, 1758). 2, record 1, English, - mantis%20shrimp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Also called mantis crab (USA) and mantis prawn (GR. BRITAIN) 3, record 1, English, - mantis%20shrimp
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mantis crab
- mantis prawn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- squille-mante
1, record 1, French, squille%2Dmante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crustacé stomatopode dont une espèce, connue et consommée en Méditerranée depuis l'Antiquité, a reçu le nom de squille-mante(Squilla mantis) en raison de la conformation de ses pattes ravisseuses qui évoquent celles de la mante religieuse(insecte).(Type de la famille des squillidés). 1, record 1, French, - squille%2Dmante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- squilla
1, record 2, English, squilla
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus (the type of the family Squillidae) of stomatopod crustaceans that burrow in mud or beneath stones in shallow water along the seashore. 1, record 2, English, - squilla
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Family squillidae. 2, record 2, English, - squilla
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- squille
1, record 2, French, squille
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crustacé stomatopode dont une espèce, connue et consommée en Méditerranée depuis l'Antiquité, a reçu le nom de squille-mante(Squilla mantis) en raison de la conformation de ses pattes ravisseuses qui évoquent celles de la mante religieuse(insecte).(Type de la famille des squillidés). 1, record 2, French, - squille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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