anteriormost carapacial scute. Also called "precentral" (Carr, 1952) or "nuchal" (Boulenger, 1889; Loveridge and Williams, 1957; Pritchard, 1979); see Scutes.
Alternative forms for cervical scute : cervical, cervical scutes, cervicals.
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