CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Artocapsa fusiformis Haeckel 1887
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Citation: Artocapsa fusiformis Haeckel 1887Rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.1519Type specimens: pl.76, fig.5Type age (chronostrat): [presumably Quaternary though some forms reported from this station appear to be Tertiary]Type locality: LM17Type repository: No information given
Current identification:
Original Description Shell spindle-shaped, rough, with five slight strictures, decreasing uniformly from the broader middle towards both poles, with a strong, pyramidal, terminal spine at each pole. Length of the six joints = 2: 5: 3: 3: 2: 5. Cephalis hemispherical, hyaline, without pores, its horn half as large as the basal spine. Pores small and numerous, subregular, circular. Translation: Size: Length of the shell (with six joints) 0.2, breadth 0.09. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.03, d 0.03, c 0.02, f 0.05. Etymology: Extra details from original publication
Editors' Notes
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
Artocapsa fusiformis compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 30-1-2023
Artocapsa fusiformis Haeckel 1887.jpg
Artocapsa fusiformis Haeckel 1887.jpg
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