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Carapace
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A carapace is the upper section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods and vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises.
The molted carapace of a lady crab from Long Beach, New York
The molted carapace of a lady crab from Long Beach, New York
Diagram of an arachnid, with the carapace highlighted in purple
Diagram of an arachnid, with the carapace highlighted in purple
A Greek tortoise shell opened to show the skeleton from below
A Greek tortoise shell opened to show the skeleton from below
Turtle shell
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The turtle shell is a shield for turtles, completely enclosing all the turtle's vital organs and in some cases even the head. It comprises an upper part, the carapace, and lower part, the plastron, co
Carapace
…arthropods (such as crustaceans and arachnids) and vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises (in turtles and tortoises, the underside is called the plastron). In crustaceans, the carapace functions as a protective cover over the cephalothorax (i.e., the fused head and thorax, as distinct from the abdomen…
Carapace: Scutes (left) and skeletal components (right).
Carapace: Scutes (left) and skeletal components (right).
Plastron: Scutes (left) and skeletal components (right). Pleurodires have an extra scute known as the intergular. It is mostly absent in cryptodires.
Plastron: Scutes (left) and skeletal components (right). Pleurodires have an extra scute known as the intergular. It is mostly absent in cryptodires.
Internal anterior carapace of Elseya dentata. (Annotations: Pe = peripheral, P1 = pleural 1, BCS = bridge carapace suture.)
Internal anterior carapace of Elseya dentata. (Annotations: Pe = peripheral, P1 = pleural 1, BCS = bridge carapace suture.)
Exploded view of the carapace of Emys orbicularis. Legend (i) Neural 1, (ii) Neural 2, (iii) Neural 3, (iv) Neural 4, (v) Neural 5, (vi) Neural 6, (vi
Exploded view of the carapace of Emys orbicularis. Legend (i) Neural 1, (ii) Neural 2, (iii) Neural 3, (iv) Neural 4, (v) Neural 5, (vi) Neural 6, (vii) Neural 7, (viii) Neural 8, (ix) extra neural, divided, (x) suprapygal, (xi) nuchal, (xii) right peripheral 1, (xiii) right peripheral 2, (xiv) right peripheral 3, (xv) right peripheral 4, (xvi) right peripheral 5, (xvii) right peripheral 6, (xviii) right peripheral 7, (xix) right peripheral 8, (xx) right peripheral 9, (xxi) right peripheral 10, (xxii) right peripheral 11, (xxiii) pygal, (xxiv) left peripheral 11, (xxv) left peripheral 10, (xxvi) left peripheral 9, (xxvii) left peripheral 8, (xxviii) left peripheral 7, (xxix) left peripheral 6, xxx left peripheral 5, xxxi left peripheral 4, (xxxii) left peripheral 3, (xxxiii) left peripheral 2, (xxxiv) left peripheral 1, (xxxv) right 1st rib, (xxxvi) right pleural 1, (xxxvii) right pleural 2, (xxxviii) right pleural 3, (xxxix) right pleural 4, (xl) right pleural 5, (xli) right pleural 6, (xlii) right pleural 7, (xliii) right pleural 8, (xliv) right 10th rib, (xlv) left 1st rib, (xlvi) left pleural 1, (xlvii) left pleural 2, (xlviii) left pleural 3, (xlix) left pleural 4, (l) left pleural 5, (li) left pleural 6, (lii) left pleural 7, (liii) left pleural 8, (liv) left 10th rib, (9-18) centrums.