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LOCUS TYPICUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Animal Biology
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- type locality
1, record 1, English, type%20locality
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- type-locality 2, record 1, English, type%2Dlocality
correct
- locus typicus 3, record 1, English, locus%20typicus
Latin
- terra typica 4, record 1, English, terra%20typica
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The locality from which a species or subspecies was first described. 5, record 1, English, - type%20locality
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Specimens collected at type locality [are] topotypes. 6, record 1, English, - type%20locality
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
type-locality: Encyclopedia of Palaeontology, p. 99. 7, record 1, English, - type%20locality
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Biologie animale
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- localité typique
1, record 1, French, localit%C3%A9%20typique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- localité du type 2, record 1, French, localit%C3%A9%20du%20type
correct, feminine noun
- localité de type 3, record 1, French, localit%C3%A9%20de%20type
feminine noun
- locus typicus 4, record 1, French, locus%20typicus
Latin
- terra typica 5, record 1, French, terra%20typica
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un synopsis énumère tous les taxons reconnus, mentionnant leur nom correctement, les synonymes utilisés, le basionyme, la localité du type, les caractéristiques morphologiques critiques et des notes taxonomiques appropriées. 6, record 1, French, - localit%C3%A9%20typique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La «terra typica» est le lieu où les spécimens ayant servi à la description ont été découverts. 5, record 1, French, - localit%C3%A9%20typique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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