Definitions

Supraorbital spine

• See: Carapace spine i   [Martin, 2005]
• A spine on the carapace situated posterodorsal to the orbit. [Hobbs, Hobbs, and Daniel 1977]
• Spine above and behind orbit (Fig. 2). [Williams, 1984]
• Spine located posterior to the orbital margin of the carapace. [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]
• Spine on carapace of shrimps, situated posterodorsal to orbit. [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Anteriorly directed, spine-like projection on orbital region on each side of carapace; located at anterior edge, above and behind orbit. [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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