CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Archicircus rhombus Haeckel 1887
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Citation: Archicircus rhombus Haeckel 1887Rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.942Type specimens: pl.81, fig.7Type age (chronostrat): [presumably Quaternary though some forms reported from this station appear to be Tertiary]Type locality: LM12Type repository: No information given
Current identification:
Original Description Gate rhombic. Ring rhombic, with four prominent edges and four pairs of short, divergent, pyramidal spines on the four corners, arising from the lateral edges of the four rods, about as long as the radius of the gate. Size: Diameter of the gate 0.04 to 0.08; thickness of the ring 0.007 to 0.01. Editors' Notes Haeckel listed Archicircus rhombus under the subgeneric name Archistephus, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.[comment from RadWorld database]
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
Archicircus rhombus compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 21-3-2023
Archicircus rhombus Haeckel 1887.jpg
Archicircus rhombus Haeckel 1887.jpg
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