occludent
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Valves 5, approximate; scuta with their umbones in the middle of the occludent margin; carina rectangularly bent, extending up between the terga, with the basal end simply concave.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Scuta highly convex, broadly oval, apex broad rounded; basal margin narrow, much curved; no internal, umbonal teeth; basal internal rim strong, running up part of the occludent margin.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
In conformity with the shape of the cavity, the orifice or notch in the occludent margin of the scutum, is situated at the point where the preparatory furrow sweeps round and enters.
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
Complemental Male flask-formed, with four rudimentary valves; no mouth; cirri not prehensile; attached to the occludent margin of the scutum, near the umbo.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
