CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Artocapsa octocamera Haeckel 1887
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Citation: Artocapsa octocamera Haeckel 1887Rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.1520Type age (chronostrat): [presumably Quaternary]Type locality: LM34Type repository: No information given
Current identification:
Original Description Shell subcylindrical, smooth, with seven internal annular septa. Five joints (the third to the seventh) are nearly equal in size, while the second and eighth are cupola-shaped, somewhat longer. The cephalis is smaller, with a conical horn of the same length. The last joint bears a bunch of divergent, conical spines, of different lengths. Pores small, regular, circular. Translation: Size: Length of the shell (with eight joints) 0.16, breadth 0.08. Length of the cephalis 0.016, second and eighth joints 0.033, each of the five other joints 0.022. 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
Artocapsa octocamera compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 30-1-2023
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