1887 Hexalonche philosophica - Haeckel pl. 22, fig. 4
1973 Thecoshaera larnacium ? - Sanfilippo and Riedel pl. 3, figs. 13-14
1978 Hexalonche philosophica - Riedel and Sanfilippo pl. 2, fig. 8
1992 Hexalonche philosophica - Lazarus pl. 4, figs. 1-3 and 5
From Suzuki Paleotax db:
1887 Hexalonche (Hexalonchusa) philosophica n. sp. Haeckel p. 186, pl. 22, fig. 4
1974 Hexalonche philosophica Haeckel (?) Riedel et al. p. 706, pl. 55, fig. 2
1978 Hexalonche philosophica Haeckel (?) Riedel & Sanfilippo p. 104, pl. 2, fig. 8
1979 Hexalonche philosophica Haeckel Kozlova & Petrushevskaya figs. 208, 209
1979 Hexalonche philospohica Haeckel group Kozlova & Petrushevskaya fig. 226
1980 Hexalonche philosophica Haeckel Boltovskoy & Riedel p. 113, pl. 3, fig. 1
1982 Hexalonche philosophica Haeckel Tan & Su p. 143-144, pl. 3, fig. 9
1985 Hexalonche phiyosophica Haeckel [sic] Tochilina pl. 1, fig. 5
1992 Hexalonche philosophica Haeckel (?) Lazarus p. 795-796, pl. 4, figs. 1-3, 5
1996 Hexalonche philosophica Haeckel Chen & Tan p. 165, pl. 5, figs. 7, 8, pl. 38, fig. 5
1998 Hexalonche philosophica Haeckel Tan p. 132, text-fig. 119
1999 Hexalonche philosophica Haeckel Tan & Chen p. 150, text-fig. 5.56
Catalog entries: Hexalonche philosophica
Original description: Cortical shell thin walled, covered with short conical spines, three times as broad as the medullary shell. Pores irregular polygonal, or more roundish, twice to six times as broad as the bars; six to eight on the radius. Inner shell of the same structure, pores three times smaller, connected with the outer by six very thin radial beams, which are prolonged outside into six strong, triangular pyramidal spines, as long as the radius. (Similar to Hexalonche anaximandri, Pl. 22, fig. 5, but different in the irregular network and the shorter by-spines.)
Diameter of the outer shell 0.11, pores 0.005 to 0.015, bars 0.0025; inner shell 0.04; length of the spines 0.06, breadth 0.02. [dimensions in mm]
Remarks on original description: Haeckel listed Hexalonche philosophica under the subgeneric name Hexalonchusa, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Neogene Period (2.59-23.03Ma, top in Piacenzian stage). Data source: Lazarus et al. 2015 - "N age group"
First occurrence (base): within Neogene Period (2.59-23.03Ma, base in Aquitanian stage). Data source: Lazarus et al. 2015 - "N age group"
Plot of occurrence data:
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 Lazarus, D. (1992). Antarctic Neogene radiolarians from the Kerguelen Plateau, Legs 119 and 120. In, Wise, S. W. Jr. , Schlich, R. et al. (ed.) . Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results . 120: 785-809. gs Riedel, W. R. & Sanfilippo, A. (1978). Stratigraphy and evolution of tropical Cenozoic radiolarians. Micropaleontology. 24(1): 61-96. gs Sanfilippo, A. & Riedel, W. R. (1973). Cenozoic Radiolaria (exclusive of theoperids, artostrobiids and amphipyndacids) from the Gulf of Mexico, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 10. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 10: 475-608. gs OReferences:
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