occludent
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The two occludent margins, generally meet each other at about right angles, forming a small triangular projection; in L. fascicularis, however, the occludent margin is formed by a single, slightly curved line.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
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 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
A transparent layer of chitine, which forms a border to the occludent margin of the scutum of the hermaphrodite.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
The apex of the valve is thick and solid, and must have projected freely for a length equalling one third of the occludent margin.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
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