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 Charles Darwin
The basal margin of the lateral segment is narrow, inflected, and blends with the carino-tergal margin; it has an internal, prominent, basal rim, and towards the occludent margin a large, prominent, internal tooth.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
In very young specimens the basal segment is very small compared to the occludent.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Scuta, convex, unusually thick, oblong, quadrilateral, with the occludent margin the longest; lateral margin slightly hollowed out.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
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 Charles Darwin