occludent

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Terga, large, flat, triangular; carinal margin slightly hollowed out; occludent margin slightly arched, with a small portion protuberant to a variable amount.

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

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 Darwin, Charles

Terga, triangular, flat; occludent margin, very slightly arched.

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

In the upper part, the occludent segments leave the membranous margin of the orifice, and run in near to the terga, bending towards them at an angle of 45� with their lower part.

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