Definitions

Inner lamella

• (Taxon-specific: Class Ostracoda) Inner layer of epidermis and cuticle of the dorsal body fold forming the valve, entirely uncalcified or calcified only around the free margin. [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press]
• (Taxon-specific: Class Ostracoda) Relatively thin, lamella-like structure joined to outer wall (outer lamella) of valve. Secreted by epidermis; covers body except dorsally in hinge region. Junction with outer lamella along valve margin may be thickened to form duplicature. (membranous, calcareous). [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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