| The animals are similarly fastened to the lorica, sometimes directly, sometimes by means of a short stalk. |
| Sometimes the mouth becomes twisted and the lorica is therefore bilateral. |
| Marcus assisted Vandal in putting on what he called the lorica segmentata, the main part of amour that protected the torso. |
| This segmented armour provided good protection for vital areas, but did not cover as much of the body as lorica hamata or chainmail. |
| The abdomen is usually covered with a thin lorica with many folds. |
| Stiff cuticles are simple to recognize, and loricate genera can often be recognized based upon lorica shape alone. |
