(Taxon-specific: Order Notostraca) Broad, flattened, underturned anterior part of carapace; adjoins basal part of labrum on underside of head and partially covers antennules and antennae.
[Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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