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PECTINIDAE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scallop
1, record 1, English, scallop
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a family (Pectinidae) of bivalve mollusks; esp., any of a genus (Pecten) with two deeply grooved, curved shells and an earlike wing on each side of the hinge, that swims by rapidly snapping its shells together. 2, record 1, English, - scallop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
scallop: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 3, record 1, English, - scallop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pétoncle
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9toncle
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- peigne 2, record 1, French, peigne
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Europe
- coquille Saint-Jacques 3, record 1, French, coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mollusque bivalve comestible, pouvant nager dans la mer en refermant brusquement ses valves. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9toncle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille regroupant les espèces suivantes : Chlamys islandica et Pecten magellanicus. La vraie coquille Saint-Jacques est l'une ou l'autre des deux espèces européennes suivantes : Pecten maximus (région de l'Atlantique) ou Pecten jacobeus (région de la Méditerranée). 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9toncle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pétoncle : nom commercial normalisé par l'OLF, BNQ et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 6, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9toncle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
coquille Saint-Jacques; peigne : termes officialisés par l'Union européenne. 6, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9toncle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pecten
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
- Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
- Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pechina
1, record 1, Spanish, pechina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- vieira 2, record 1, Spanish, vieira
correct, feminine noun
- concha de peregrino 3, record 1, Spanish, concha%20de%20peregrino
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-07-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pectinidae
1, record 2, English, Pectinidae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Pectinidae (...) [have a] shell varying in size, orbicular to oval, [the] valves of some shells [are] equally convex but usually one valve [is] more inflated than [the] other, [the] margins [are] usually, but not invariably closed; [the] umbos [are] central, on either side of which are triangular auricles (ears), [the] anterior one on [the] RV [is] usually with [a] distinct byssal notch or indentation below it; [the] surface [is] smooth or with radial ribs or folds, some species with concentric sculpture of raised lamellae; [the] interior [is] smooth or with fine radial riblets; [the] hinge line [is] straight; [the] external ligament [is] obsolete or nearly so, [the] resilium internal, amphidetic, in [a] triangular pit below [the] umbones; young shells (...) [have] small taxodont teeth which become obsolete later; cardinal crura or laminae [are] commonly present; diverging from either side of [the] ligamental pit; rounded laminae (auricular crura) [are] present on [the] interior of some shells where [the] auricles join [the] valves; adults [are] monomyarian, with posterior adductors only; [they are] free, attached by [a] byssus or cemented by RV; [the] upper (L) valve [is] usually more brightly colored; [the] margin of [the] mantle (...) [has] short filaments and commonly (...) [has] eyes; dioecious (...). "Trias. - Rec.". 1, record 2, English, - Pectinidae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Pectinidae
1, record 2, French, Pectinidae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Pectinidae (...) [ont une] coquille équilatérale, équivalve ou inéquivalve, libre ou fixée, soit par un byssus qui passe dans une échancrure de l'oreillette antérieure de la valve droite, soit par soudure directe de la région umbonale de la valve droite; [des] crochets médians; [un] bord cardinal droit prolongé en deux oreillettes; [une] fossette ligamentaire triangulaire centrale; [un] ligament rarement visible extérieurement; [une] charnière faite (surtout chez le jeune) de lames symétriques par rapport au ligament - charnière de type isodonte -; [une] ligne palléale entière; une seule impression musculaire subcentrale. 1, record 2, French, - Pectinidae
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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