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CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Phormocampe metalis Haeckel 1887

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Higher levels: rads_cat -> P -> Phormocampe -> Phormocampe metalis
Other pages this level: P. alamedaensis, P. alamedaensis tenuis, P. campanula, P. conus, P. eucalyptra, P. lamprocyclas, P. metalis, P. mitra

Phormocampe metalis

Citation: Phormocampe metalis Haeckel 1887
Taxonomic rank: species
Described on page(s) : p.1457
Type age (chronostrat): [presumably Quaternary though some forms reported from this station appear to be Tertiary]
Type locality: LM17
Type repository: No information given

Current identification:


Original Description

Shell spiny, with three broad internal annular septa. Three of the four joints are nearly equal in length, each being three times as long as the first. Cephalis subspherical, with a conical horn of twice the length. The second and third joints are together nearly ellipsoidal, and are not separated externally. The fourth joint is separated from them by a deep stricture, one and a half times as broad, and flatly conical. Pores subregular, circular, hexagonally framed. Peristome with a coronal of twenty to thirty strong, conical, divergent feet.

Size:
Length of the shell 0.22, basal breadth 0.16. Length of the single joint, a 0.02, b 0.06, c 0.06, d 0.08.

Editors' Notes
There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887)
Haeckel listed Phormocampe metalis under the subgeneric name Anthocorys, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.[comment from RadWorld database]

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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