monaxon


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monaxon

(mɒnˈæksən)
n
(Zoology) another word for monact1
adj
(Zoology) another word for monact2
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Sponge spicules are monaxon and are arranged in layers.
Microfacies analysis and sequence stratigraphic modeling of the Samana Suk Formation, Chichali Nala, Trans Indus Ranges, Punjab, Pakistan
The spicule association includes monaxon, triaxon, and tetraxon spicules.
Middle Artinskian (Early Permian) ecological event: a case study of the Urals and northern Timan/Kesk-Artinski (vara-Permi) okoloogilise sundmuse uuring Uurali ja Pohja-Timaani labiloigetes/[TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]
Blocks frequently contain tubes, pipes or pockets filled with debris of crinoid cirrae, bryozoans, small brachiopods and monaxons. Also frequent are filled-in burrows, which can be recognized as shades of grey different from the surrounding rock.
Typology and fossil assemblage of Sandbian (Ordovician) 'baksteenkalk': an erratic silicified limestone of Baltic origin from the northeastern Netherlands and adjacent areas of Germany
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