merodont hinge

merodont hinge
(Class Ostracoda):
Three-element hinge, with anterior and posterior teeth (or sockets) separated by median bar (or groove) [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press].

Crustacea glossary. . 2011.

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  • hinge — (Class Ostracoda): Complementary interlocking articulatory structures on inner dorsal margin of valves. See: ADont hinge, merodont hinge, lophodont hinge, pentodont hinge, holomerodont hinge, antimerodont hinge, entomodont hinge, gongylodont… …   Crustacea glossary

  • holomerodont hinge — (Class Ostracoda): A merodont hinge in which all elements are crenulate and negative on one valve, positive on the other [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press] …   Crustacea glossary

  • lophodont hinge — (Class Ostracoda): A merodont hinge in which all elements are smooth [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press] …   Crustacea glossary

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