occludent

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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

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 Darwin, Charles

Scuta with a prominent ridge extending, from the umbo to the apex, close to the occludent margin; fork of the carina with the prongs diverging at an angle of from 135� to 180�.

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

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 Darwin, Charles

Terga like a battle-axe, with the edge crenated and a spike behind; the handle narrower than the occludent segment of the scuta.

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