CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Lithocampe ampullacea Ehrenberg 1873
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Citation: Lithocampe ampullacea Ehrenberg 1873Rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.238Type repository: Ehrenberg's collection, Museum für Naturkunde, BerlinFamily (traditional): TheoperidaeFamily (modern): Theocotylidae
Current identification:
Original Description [3-segmented, rough; the cephalis subglobose, with.a lateral apical spine and small sparse pores. Second segment swollen, wider than long, with distinct longitudinal rows of pores increasing in size. Third segment very broad, subglobose, ornamented with very large pores quincuncially arranged. 4-5 pores in length, and indistinctly 3-4 pores in breadth, small pores interspersed between the rows. Length without spine 135 µ, of spine 8 µ, of cephalis 23 µ, of second segment 31 µ, of third segment 75 µ. Maximum width of third segment 113 µ.
Elegant form, related to Eucyrtidium ampulla. (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)] Etymology: Latin ampullaceus -a -um = of ampulla (a kind of ceramics)
References:
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1874b). Grössere Felsproben des Polycystinen-Mergels von Barbados mit weiteren Erläuterungen. Monatsberichte der Koniglichen Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1873: 213-263. gsVO
Lithocampe ampullacea compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 22-3-2023
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