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CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Larnacantha Haeckel 1887

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Larnacantha bicruciata Haeckel 1887

not figuredLarnacantha cladacantha Haeckel 1887

not figuredLarnacantha decacantha Haeckel 1887

not figuredLarnacantha dissacantha Haeckel 1887

not figuredLarnacantha dodecantha Haeckel 1887

not figuredLarnacantha drymacantha Haeckel 1887

Larnacantha hexacantha Haeckel 1887

not figuredLarnacantha octacantha Haeckel 1887

Larnacantha polyacantha Campbell & Clark 1944
= Larcopyle polyacantha
Larnacantha prismatica Haeckel 1887

not figuredLarnacantha quadricornis Haeckel 1887

not figuredLarnacantha stauracantha Haeckel 1887

Larnacantha

Citation: Larnacantha Haeckel 1887
Taxonomic rank: genus
Type species: Larnacantha hexacantha Haeckel 1887 [designated by Campbell,1954, p.D96]
Described on page(s) : 621
Family (traditional): Litheliidae

Current identification:


Original Description

Larnacida with a simple lentelliptical cortical shell, armed with symmetrically disposed radial spines. Medullary shell double, Larnacilla-shaped.

Etymology:
From the Greek larnacantha = chest with spines

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. gs O


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