CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Phormocyrtis quadrata Haeckel 1887
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Citation: Phormocyrtis quadrata Haeckel 1887Rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.1369Type age (chronostrat): [presumably Quaternary]Type locality: LM13Type repository: No information given
Current identification:
Original Description Shell ovate, papillate, with two slight strictures. Length of the three joints = 2: 3: 13, breadth = 4: 6: 11. Cephalis hemispherical, small, with two divergent, pyramidal horns of twice the length. Along the hemispherical thorax and the ovate inflated abdomen run twenty-four to thirty curved ribs, converging towards the two poles, and alternate with the same number of longitudinal rows of circular, regular pores, disposed in ten to twelve transverse rows. Each pore with a square, elevated frame. Mouth constricted, only one-third as broad as the thorax. Translation: Size: Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.13; breadth, a 0.04, b 0.06, c 0.11. Etymology: Extra details from original publication
Editors' Notes There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887)
References:
Haeckel, E (1887a). 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. gsO
Phormocyrtis quadrata compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 27-1-2023
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