CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Dictyospyris hexastoma Haeckel 1887
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Citation: Dictyospyris hexastoma Haeckel 1887taxonomic rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.1077Type repository: No information givenFamily (traditional): Trissocyclidae
Current identification:
Original Description Shell nut-shaped, tuberculate, with deep sagittal stricture. Pores small, irregular, roundish. Three pairs of larger pores on each side of the ring. Basal plate with six large pores; the middle pair (cardinal) twice as large as the anterior (jugular) and the posterior (cervical).
Shell 0.08 long, 0.12 broad. [dimensions in mm] Editors' Notes There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887) Haeckel listed Dictyospyris hexastoma under the subgeneric name Dictyospyromma, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.
References:
Haeckel, E (1887). 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
Dictyospyris hexastoma compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 15-10-2024