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TEST CHITINEUX [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pterobranch
1, record 1, English, pterobranch
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A small group of little known modern animals (...) 1, record 1, English, - pterobranch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fixed colonial or pseudocolonial organisms; [the] body [is] compact and without conspicuous division into the parts; [the] middle segment [is] small but with one or more pairs of arms furnished with tentacles (...); [the] posterior segment (...) with long stalk or peduncle by which the zooid may be attached; branchial apparatus [is] rudimentary; [the] cuticular skeleton [is] external. "Cret.-Rec.". 2, record 1, English, - pterobranch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ptérobranche
1, record 1, French, pt%C3%A9robranche
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Organismes coloniaux(...) ou pseudo-coloniaux(...), à aspect de Bryozoaires, habitant dans des loges("zoécies") dont l'ensemble constitue le test chitineux commun de formes très diverses. 1, record 1, French, - pt%C3%A9robranche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-08-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Cymbaloporidae
1, record 2, English, Cymbaloporidae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Foraminifers of the family Cymbaloporidae have a test that is] trochospiral, later chambers in [an] annular series in [a] single flat or conical layer; apertures [are] numerous, variously arranged circular pores. "U. Crét. - Rec.". 1, record 2, English, - Cymbaloporidae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Cymbaloporidae
1, record 2, French, Cymbaloporidae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Foraminifères de la famille des Cymbaloporidae ont un] Test trochospiralé chez le jeune qui est chitineux, puis [des] loges disposées en plusieurs séries spiralées ou bien annulaires et alternantes. Elles s’ouvrent dans les sutures et dans l'ombilic. 1, record 2, French, - Cymbaloporidae
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-07-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Ammodiscidae
1, record 3, English, Ammodiscidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Forams of the family Ammodiscidae have a] test free or attached, [the] proloculus [is] followed by [a] non-septate enrolled tubular second chamber, [the] aperture formed by [the] open end of [the] tube. "sil.-Rec." 1, record 3, English, - Ammodiscidae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Ammodiscidae
1, record 3, French, Ammodiscidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les foraminifères de la famille des ammodiscidae ont] la deuxième loge [qui] s’enroule autour du proloculum(type cornuspirin ou cornuspiralé) ;en même temps le matériel arénacé est généralement plus fin et la proportion de ciment plus grande. La spire plane est la plus fréquente(...). Mais on rencontre d’autres modes d’enroulement à l'origine desquels on peut quelquefois déceler un stade planispiralé : pelote(...), spire conique(...), déroulement(...). Ce dernier stade est de règle chez les formes fixées dont on voit encore au début le stade planispiralé(...) ou bien turripiralé; on aboutit enfin à une forme très simplifiée(...). A chaque mode correspondent d’autre part des formes dont le matériel arénacé est rare, voire nul, donc à test chitineux(...) 1, record 3, French, - Ammodiscidae
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-02-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- calcareous test
1, record 4, English, calcareous%20test
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The microstructural arrangement of materials in calcareous tests [of Foraminifera] is quite variable ... Many genera have fibrous tests made up of tiny crystals of calcite which have their "c" - axes normal to the outer surface. ... Many other genera, some having hyaline tests, possess granular calcareous walls. The granules are of the same size and are oriented in different planes. 1, record 4, English, - calcareous%20test
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- test calcaire
1, record 4, French, test%20calcaire
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est le plus fréquent [chez les Foraminifères].(...) il dérive [du test chitineux)(...) lorsque la chitine est très fortement imprégnée de carbonate de chaux, [ou du test arénacé] lorsque le ciment(...) est très calcaire. 1, record 4, French, - test%20calcaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-02-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- chitinous test
1, record 5, English, chitinous%20test
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A thin, flexible transparent test composed of complex organic substance (chitin) (...) believed to be the most primitive type. 1, record 5, English, - chitinous%20test
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- test chitineux
1, record 5, French, test%20chitineux
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le test de certains Foraminifères (...) formé d’une matière cornée (...) appelée "tectine". 1, record 5, French, - test%20chitineux
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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