postorbital carapace length — Distance from orbit to mid caudodorsal (posterior) margin of carapace [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]. The distance from the orbit to the mid caudodorsal margin of the carapace [Hobbs, Hobbs, and Daniel 1977] … Crustacea glossary
carapace spine — Sharp projection of carapace important for classification chief types: (a) antennal. Spine on front margin of carapace slightly below orbit. (b) branchiostegal. Spine on front margin of carapace or slightly behind it about halfway between… … Crustacea glossary
crustacean — /kru stay sheuhn/, n. 1. any chiefly aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea, typically having the body covered with a hard shell or crust, including the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, barnacles, and wood lice. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the… … Universalium
Chelidae — Temporal range: Albian–Recent … Wikipedia
Wood turtle — For other uses, see Wood turtle (disambiguation). Wood turtle Conservation status … Wikipedia
Olive ridley sea turtle — An olive ridley in Tamil Nadu, India Conservation status … Wikipedia
Lissemys punctata — Taxobox | name = Indian Flap shelled Turtle status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira familia = Trionychidae genus =… … Wikipedia
Homarus gammarus — Homarus gammarus … Wikipedia
Northern map turtle — Gatineau, Quebec Conservation status … Wikipedia
Leatherback sea turtle — For the musical instrument called lute, see Lute. Leatherback sea turtle Conservation status … Wikipedia
