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n. [L. baculum, stick or rod](MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda)A straight shelled ammonite, extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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Baculite — Bac u*lite, n. [L. baculum stick, staff; cf. F. baculite.] (Paleon.) A cephalopod of the extinct genus {Baculites}, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baculite — ● baculite nom féminin (latin baculus, bâton) Ammonite déroulée, fossile dans le crétacé supérieur. baculite [bakylit] n. f. ÉTYM. 1834; du lat. baculus « petit bâton ». ❖ ♦ Zool. Mollusque céphalopode fossile du crétacé, à coquille droite, et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
baculite — baculitic /bak yeuh lit ik/, adj. baculoid, n. /bak yeuh luyt /, n. any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip. [1815 25; < L bacul(um) walking stick, staff + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
baculite — bac·u·lite … English syllables
baculite — ˈbakyəˌlīt noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Baculites : an ammonoid of the genus Baculites … Useful english dictionary
mollusque — [ mɔlysk ] n. m. • 1771; lat. sc. molluscus (XVIIe), lat. mollusca (nux) « (noix) à écorce molle » 1 ♦ Animal invertébré au corps mou. Les mollusques : embranchement du règne animal composé d animaux terrestres ou aquatiques, au corps mou, non… … Encyclopédie Universelle
baculiticone — ˈlid.əˌkōn noun ( s) Etymology: baculite + i + cone : any ammonoid (as a baculite) with a straight shell … Useful english dictionary
Goniatite — Taxobox name = Goniatite fossil range = fossil range|400|251.4Early Early Devonian Late Permian image width = 155px image caption = Drawing of a goniatite fossil displaying characteristic zigzag sutures regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis … Wikipedia
Belemnoidea — Taxobox name = Belemnites fossil range = fossil range|416|65.5Devonian Cretaceous image width = 250px image caption = Small Belemnite fossils regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Cephalopoda subclassis = Coleoidea unranked ordo = Cohort… … Wikipedia
Rayonnoceras — Taxobox name = Rayonnoceras fossil range = Late Silurian Carboniferous regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Cephalopoda subclassis = Nautiloidea ordo = Actinoceratida familia = Carbactinoceratidae genus = Rayonnoceras genus authority =… … Wikipedia
