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Orifice small, slightly protuberant; capitulum without horny scuta; generally with three small flattened projections along the carinal margin.

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

The freely projecting portion is generally curled inwards, and the carinal portion more or less outwards,—the form of the letter S being thus approached; but the curvatures are not exactly in the same plane.

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

Infra-median Latera, rather larger than the carinal latera; their shape varies from elongated pentagonal with the angles rounded, to oval, with the longer axis directed upwards.

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

Infra-median Latera nearly equalling in area the upper latera; not descending so low down as the rostral and carinal latera; outline of lower half semi-oval, of upper half rectangular.

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

Carinal Latera, flat, less in area than the infra-median latera; basal margin nearly straight; carinal margin slightly hollowed out, terminal margin arched and protuberant.

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