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GASTEROPODE DEXTRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-06-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dextral gastropod
1, record 1, English, dextral%20gastropod
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the apertural view of most coiled gastropod shells the aperture lies on the observer's right when the apex is uppermost; in other words, the shell, viewed from above the apex, coils in a clockwise direction as it grows. Such shells, provided that (...) the genitalia of the animal lie on the right-hand side of the head-foot mass or of the pallial cavity, are termed dextral. 1, record 1, English, - dextral%20gastropod
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gastéropode dextre
1, record 1, French, gast%C3%A9ropode%20dextre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Enfin, disons un mot des Gastéropodes sénestres, caractérisées par le sens de leur enroulement, énantiomorphe de celui des coquilles dextres. 1, record 1, French, - gast%C3%A9ropode%20dextre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-06-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heterostrophic
1, record 2, English, heterostrophic
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The term] heterostrophic [is used to describe the] condition of a [gastropod] protoconch when [the] whorls appear to be coiled in [the] opposite direction to those of [the] teleoconch. 1, record 2, English, - heterostrophic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hétérostrophe
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rostrophe
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Une coquille embryonnaire de Gastéropode est dite] hétérostrophe [lorsque] l'enroulement est sénestre avec son axe perpendiculaire à celui de la coquille adulte qui est dextre. 1, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rostrophe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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