CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Archicircus hexacanthus Haeckel 1887
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Citation: Archicircus hexacanthus Haeckel 1887Rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.942Type specimens: pl.81, fig.4Type age (chronostrat): [presumably Quaternary]Type locality: LM38Type repository: No information given
Current identification:
Original Description Gate subregular, hexagonal. Ring hexagonal, with three sharp edges and six equal radial pyramidal spines, arising from the six corners and placed in the plane of the ring, about as long as the diameter of the gate. Size: Diameter of the gate 0.05 to 0.07; thickness of the ring 0.01. Editors' Notes Haeckel listed Archicircus hexacanthus under the subgeneric name Archistephus, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.[comment from RadWorld database]
References:
Haeckel, E (1887a). Report on the Radiolaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. 18: 1-1803. gsO
Archicircus hexacanthus compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 5-6-2023
Archicircus hexacanthus Haeckel 1887.jpg
Archicircus hexacanthus Haeckel 1887.jpg
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