Many different terms have been proposed for features of the tooth crown in mammals.
{{Expand list|date=February 2011}}| Name | Nomenclature term is used in | Definition | Comments | Image | | Anterolingual conule}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A conule on the lingual side of an anterocone divided by an anteromedian flexus or fossette |
| Anteromedian flexus}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A longitudinal flexus dividing the anterocone into anterolabial and anterolingual conules |
| Anterolabial conule}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A conule on the labial side of an anterocone divided by an anteromedian flexus or fossette |
| Anterocone}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conules |
| Protostyle}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A style in front of the protocone, in the protoflexus |
| Protoflexus}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexus between the protocone and the anterolingual conule |
| Anterior mure}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest connecting the anterocone to the protocone |
| Protocone}} | Reig (1977)[1] | One of the main cusps, at the anterolingual side |
| Enterostyle}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A style between the protocone and the hypocone, in the hypoflexus |
| Enteroloph}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest connecting the enterostyle to the mesocone |
| Hypoflexus}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexus between the protocone and the hypocone |
| Mesocone}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A conule in the median mure where the mesoloph is attached to it |
| Median mure}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest connecting the protocone/paracone to the hypocone/metacone |
| Hypocone}} | Reig (1977)[1] | One of the main cusps, at the posterolingual side |
| Procingulum}} | Reig (1977)[1] | The front part of the tooth, before the anterior mure |
| Anteroflexus}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexus between the anteroloph and the anterolabial conule |
| Anteroloph}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest between the paracone and the anterolabial conule that may be connecting to a parastyle |
| Parastyle}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A style in front of the paracone |
| Paraflexus}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexus in front of the paracone |
| Protolophule}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A small crest in the paraflexus, connected to the protocone |
| Paraloph}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest attaching the paracone to the protocone or the median mure |
| Paracone}} | Reig (1977)[1] | One of the main cusps, at the anterolabial side |
| Paralophule}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A small crest attached to the back side of the paracone |
| Mesoflexus}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexus between the mesoloph and the paracone |
| Mesostyle}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A style at the labial margin between the paracone and metacone |
| Mesoloph}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest in front of the metaflexus, connected to the median mure |
| Metaflexus}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexus in front of the metacone |
| Metalophule}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A small crest attached to the front side of the metacone |
| Metacone}} | Reig (1977)[1] | One of the main cusps, at the posterolabial side |
| Metaloph}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest attaching the paracone to the hypocone |
| Posteroflexus}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexus between the posteroloph and the metacone |
| Posterostyle}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest on the posterolabial corner of the molar |
| Posteroloph}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypocone |
| Name | Nomenclature term is used in | Definition | Comments | Image | | Anterolingual conulid}} | Reig (1977)[2] | A conulid on the lingual side of an anteroconid divided by an anteromedian flexid or fossettid |
| Anteromedian flexid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A longitudinal flexid dividing the anteroconid into anterolabial and anterolingual conules |
| Anterolabial conulid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A conulid on the labial side of an anteroconid divided by an anteromedian flexid or fossettid |
| Anteroconid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conulids |
| Anterolabial cingulum}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest before the protoconid and protoflexid |
| Protostylid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A stylid in front of the protoconid, in the protoflexid |
| Protoflexid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexid between the protoconid and the anterolabial conulid |
| Anterior murid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest connecting the anteroconid to the protoconid |
| Protoconid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | One of the main cusps, at the anterolabial side |
| Ectostylid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A stylid between the protoconid and the hypoconid, in the hypoflexid |
| Ectolophid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest connecting the ectostylid to the mesoconid |
| Hypoflexid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexid between the protoconid and the hypoconid |
| Mesoconid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A conulid in the median murid where the mesolophid is attached to it |
| Median murid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest connecting the protoconid/metaconid to the hypoconid/entoconid |
| Hypoconid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | One of the main cusps, at the posterolabial side |
| Procingulum}} | Reig (1977)[1] | The front part of the tooth, before the anterior murid |
| Anteroflexid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexid between the anterolophid and the anterolingual conulid |
| Anterolophid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest between the metaconid and the anterolabial conulid that may be connecting to a metastylid |
| Metastylid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A stylid in front of the metaconid |
| Metaflexid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexid in front of the metaconid |
| Protolophulid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A small crest in the mesoflexid, connected to the protoconid |
| Metalophid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest attaching the metaconid to the protoconid or the anterior murid |
| Metaconid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | One of the main cusps, at the anterolingual side |
| Metalophulid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A small crest attached to the back side of the metaconid |
| Mesoflexid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexid between the mesolophid and the paraconid |
| Mesostylid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A stylid at the labial margin between the metaconid and entoconid |
| Mesolophid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest in front of the entoflexid, connected to the median murid |
| Entoflexid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexid in front of the entoconid |
| Entolophulid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A small crest attached to the front side of the entoconid |
| Entoconid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | One of the main cusps, at the posterolingual side |
| Entolophid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest attaching the entoconid to the hypoconid or median murid |
| Posteroflexid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A flexid between the posterolophid and the metaconid |
| Hypolophulid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A small crest in the posteroflexid attached to the posterolophid |
| Posterostylid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest on the posterolingual corner of the molar |
| Posterolophid}} | Reig (1977)[1] | A crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypoconid |
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2. ^Reig, 1977, fig. 3