CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Artocapsa spinosa Haeckel 1887
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Citation: Artocapsa spinosa Haeckel 1887Rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.1519Type specimens: pl.76, fig.10Type age (chronostrat): [presumably Quaternary though some forms reported from this station appear to be Tertiary]Type locality: LM19Type repository: No information given
Current identification:
Original Description Shell spindle-shaped, spiny, with five distinct strictures. Length of the six joints = 2: 3: 2: 5: 4: 4. The fourth joint is the broadest, and much larger than the five other joints. The first and the last joints are similar in size and form, hemispherical, armed with some larger, irregular, conical spines. Pores irregular, roundish, of variable sizes. Translation: Size: Length of the shell (with six joints) 0.2, breadth 0.09. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.02, d 0.05, e 0.04, f 0.04. 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 spinosa compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 30-1-2023
Artocapsa spinosa Haeckel 1887.jpg
Artocapsa spinosa Haeckel 1887.jpg
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