occludent

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Scuta, with the basal segment narrower than the occludent segment, and about half as long as it.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

The scuta are either equally or very unequally convex; in the latter case, the occludent margin of one valve is curled, so that its umbo is not quite medial.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

The degree of prominence and outline of the double occludent margin varies very much.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

The umbo is situated in the middle of the occludent margin, instead of at the rostral angle, as in the foregoing genera.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Scuta, with the basal segment twice as wide as the occludent segment; terga, with the lower part slightly wider than the occludent segment of the scuta.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles