From Suzuki Paleotax db:
1854 Lophophaena galea n. sp. [nomen nudum] Ehrenberg table
1854 Lophophaena galea orci n. sp. Ehrenberg p. 245
1862 Lophophaena galea orci Ehrenberg Haeckel p. 298
1873 Lophophaena galea Ehrenberg Ehrenberg p. 296-297
1880 Lophophaena galea-orci Ehrenberg Stöhr p. 99, pl. 3, fig. 17
1887 Lophophaena (Lophophaenula) galea (Ehrenberg) Haeckel p. 1303
Catalog entries: Lophophaena galeaorci
Original description: testulae capitulo ampliore levius discreto spinulis brevioribus insigni, articulo secundo sensim dilatato parum latiore, spinis terminalibus nullis.
QTFragmentum. Cellulae aequales in 1/100\’ 5 sparsae. Longitudo totius-1/40\"', capituli 1/96\"'. Latitudo articuli secundi 1/48\"', capituli 1/80\"'. In collo ad basin capituli cellulae nonnullae maiores aperturam anteriorem indicare videntur.
Translated description: [Small test with a broad cephalis, easily distinguished by its short spines; second segment gradually dilate, a little broader; no terminal spines . Fragment. Equal pores sparse, 5 in 23 µ. Total length 56 µ, of the cephalis 24 µ. Breadth of the second segment 47 µ, of the cephalis 28 µ. In the collar at the, base of the cephalis are some larger pores which seem to indicate an anterior opening. (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)]"
Remarks on original description: Bracketed locality information from Ehrenberg [762:60]. The above depth and consequently the coordinates differ from the earlier occurrence cited for this species in Ehrenberg [762:chart opposite p.66].
= Lophophaena galea in Haeckel, 1887a [invlaid name], partim.
Premature name in Ehrenberg, 1854a [762:table to p.66[comment from RadWorld database]
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within (-Ma, top in "Holocene" stage). Data source:
First occurrence (base): within (-Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source:
Plot of occurrence data:
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