- suborbital spine
- See: carapace spine (h) [Martin, 2005].Spine on anterior margin or carapace [Butler, T.H.].Spine on lower rim of orbit (Fig. 2) [Williams, 1984].(Order Decapoda):See: carapace spines (h) [McLaughlin, 1980].(Order Decapoda):Anteriorly directed, spine-like projection on orbital region on each side of carapace; located at anterior edge, on lower rim of orbit, between supraorbital and antennal spines [Stachowitsch, 1992].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
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