Definitions

Lateral tooth

• See: Carapace tooth c   [Martin, 2005]
• See: Carapace teeth c, Stomatopod integumental ornamentation   [McLaughlin, 1980]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) On carapace, one in a series of tooth-like projections along each side. According to position relative to cervical groove, one may distinguish anterolateral, mediolateral, and posterolateral teeth.
  See: Anterolateral tooth   [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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