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not figured | Stauractura medusina Haeckel 1887 | |||
not figured | Stauractura octogona Haeckel 1887 | |||
not figured | Stauractura quadrata Haeckel 1887 |
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Current identification:
Original Description
2c. Tribus: Astracturida. Coccodiscida brachiata, brachiis cameratis in plano aequatoriali sitis et e margine lentis radiantibus (saepe aculeis brachiorum terminalibus, saepe brachiis patagio (vel vimento camerato) conjunctis).
C. brachiis quatuor, crucem rectangularem. formantibus.
CII. brachiis patagio junctis.
Translation: 2c. Tribe: Astracturida. Coccodiscida with arms, the chambered arms situated in the equatorial plane and radiating from the margin of the lens (often with terminal spines on the arms), often with the arms joined by a patagium (or chambered web).
C.With four arms, forming a rectangular cross.
CII. With the arms joined by a patagium. (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)]
Etymology: Greek stauractura = cruciform shell with four rays"
Extra details from original publication
Sub-genera described:
Haeckel, E. (1882). Entwurf eines Radiolarien-Systems auf Grund von Studien der Challenger-Radiolarien [Basis for a radiolarian classification from the study of Radiolaria of the Challenger collection]. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft. 15: 418-472. gsReferences:
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