Catalog entries: Eucyrtidium biauritum
Original description: (23-articul.), capitulo parum discreto, aculeis crassis lateralibus duobus armato laevi aut basi subacuto. Art II ovato-oblongus poris raris parvis perforatus. Art III angustior cylindricus truncatus imperforatus. Ne pro Lithopera habeatur.
Translated description: [2 - 3-segmented, the cephalis not markedly distinct, armed with 2 thick; lateral spines, the cephalis smooth or subacute at the base. Second segment ovate-oblong, perforated by sparse, small pores. Third segment narrower, cylindrical, truncate, imperforate. It should not be regarded as a Lithopera. (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)]
Remarks on original description: [New name Lophocyrtis biaurita (Ehrenberg) Haeckel, 1887a]
Haeckel 1887 - Eucyrtidium biauritum Shell smooth, with two distinct strictures. Length of the three joints= 1:6:3, breadth= 2:5:4. Cephalis small, hemispherical, hyaline, with two large, divergent, curved horns of three times the length. Thorax ovate, with few small, widely scattered pores. Abdomen cylindrical, without pores. Dimensions: Length of the three joints, a 0.015, b 0.06, c 0.03; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.04.
Published descriptions
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Paleogene Period (23.03-66.04Ma, top in Chattian stage). Data source: Lazarus et al. 2015 - "P age group"
First occurrence (base): within Paleogene Period (23.03-66.04Ma, base in Danian stage). Data source: Lazarus et al. 2015 - "P age group"
Plot of occurrence data:
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1874b). Grössere Felsproben des Polycystinen-Mergels von Barbados mit weiteren Erläuterungen. Monatsberichte der Koniglichen Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1873: 213-263. gs 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. gs O Petrushevskaya, M. G. & Kozlova, G. E. (1979b). Opisanie rodov i vidov radiolyariy. In Istoriya mikroplanktona Norvezhskogo Morya. Issledovanie Faunyi Morey (Akademii Nauk SSSR) Leningrad. 23(31): 86-157. gs OReferences:
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Artobotrys biaurita compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 30-9-2023
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