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TETRAXONE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tetraxon
1, record 1, English, tetraxon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of sponge spicule having four separate rays. 1, record 1, English, - tetraxon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tétraxone
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9traxone
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] type de megasclère [...] à quatre rayons dont trois dans un même plan et le quatrième perpendiculaire au plan des trois autres [...] 1, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9traxone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- triaene
1, record 2, English, triaene
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tetraxon with one ray different from three other similar rays. 2, record 2, English, - triaene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rudimentary and initial structure common to most ebridian taxa, is the triode (a flat tri-radial structure) or the triaene (a four-spoked, tetra-axial structure. These structures are interior elements of the ebridian skeleton and form a substructure from which other elements radiate. 3, record 2, English, - triaene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tetraxon: A tetraxial sponge spicule. 4, record 2, English, - triaene
Record 2, Key term(s)
- triæne
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- triaène
1, record 2, French, tria%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spicule siliceux initial tétraxone du squelette ébriédien. 2, record 2, French, - tria%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les Ébriédiens sont caractérisés par la possession d’un squelette silicieux interne de quelques dizaines de microns débutant par un spicule initial tétraxone(triaène) [...] 3, record 2, French, - tria%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-08-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tetraclone
1, record 3, English, tetraclone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A tetraclone is a] four-armed desma of a sponge built about a tetraxial crepis; (...) 1, record 3, English, - tetraclone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tétraclone
1, record 3, French, t%C3%A9traclone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le "tétraclone", encore assez voisin du crépis tétraxone,(...) [est le desme caractéristique des Spongiaires] "Tétracladines"(...) 1, record 3, French, - t%C3%A9traclone
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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