Part 8
PLATE 107.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOSPHÆRIA.
Family OROSPHÆRIDA.
(Fig. 8 of this Plate has no number, by mistake; it is at the top in the middle.)
Fig. 1. _Oroplegma diplosphæra_, n. sp., × 50 1600
The entire shell, enveloped by an outer mantle of spongy framework.
Fig. 2. _Oroplegma giganteum_, n. sp., × 200 1601
A small piece of the spongy framework.
Fig. 3. _Oroplegma spongiosum_, n. sp., × 50 1601
A pyramidal elevation of the inner shell, with its spongy framework, and a radial spine on the top.
Fig. 4. _Oroscena bærii_, n. sp., × 100 1598
A pyramidal elevation of the shell, with a radial spine on its top.
Fig. 5. _Orona maxima_, n. sp., × 300 1594
A small piece of the network; the central canals of the bars are partly filled by air.
Fig. 6. _Oroscena cuvieri_, n. sp., × 50 1598
A single radial spine.
Fig. 7. _Orona crassissima_, n. sp., × 300 1594
A single bar of the coarse network, with dimpled surface.
Fig. 8. _Oroscena mülleri_, n. sp., × 50 1598
A single radial spine.
PLATE 108.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOSPHÆRIA.
Family SAGOSPHÆRIDA.
SAGOSPHÆRIDA.
Fig. 1. _Sagoscena castra_, n. sp., × 50 1608
Half the shell, with the enclosed central capsule and the phæodium, stained by carmine. (The central nucleus dark.)
Fig. 2. _Sagmarium spongodictyum_, n. sp., × 50 1612
Half the shell, with its delicate spongy framework.
Fig. 3. _Sagenoscena stellata_, n. sp., × 300 1610
Top and axial rod of a pyramid, prolonged into a crowned radial spine.
Fig. 4. _Sagenoscena ornata_, n. sp., × 300 1610
A single pyramid with its axial rod, prolonged into a crowned radial spine.
Fig. 5. _Sagoscena pellorium_, n. sp., × 300 1609
A single pyramid of the shell-surface.
Fig. 6. _Sagoscena tentorium_, n. sp., × 100 1608
A piece of the shell with eight pyramids.
Fig. 7. _Sagoscena prætorium_, n. sp., × 400 1609
Top of a pyramid.
Fig. 8. _Sagena ternaria_, n. sp., × 400 1606
A single triangular mesh of the lattice sphere.
Fig. 9. _Sagmidium crucicorne_, n. sp., × 400 1613
A single nodal point with three radial spines.
Fig. 9_a_. A portion of a spine, more highly magnified.
Fig. 10. _Sagosphæra penicilla_, n. sp., × 400 1607
One nodal point and its radial spine.
Fig. 11. _Sagosphæra furcilla_, n. sp., × 300 1607
Two nodal points of the network.
Fig. 11_a_. Extremity of a spine.
Fig. 12. _Sagmidium quadricorne_, n. sp., × 400 1614
A nodal point of the shell surface, with four divergent spines.
Fig. 13. _Sagoplegma scenophora_, n. sp., × 300 1615
Tops of two pyramids.
Fig. 14. _Sagmarium plegmosphærium_, n. sp., × 300 1612
A nodal point of the spongy framework.
PLATE 109.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOSPHÆRIA.
Family AULOSPHÆRIDA.
Fig. 1. _Aulosphæra dendrophora_, n. sp., × 50 1625
The entire shell, with the central capsule and its nucleus, enveloped by the dark granular phæodium.
Fig. 2. _Aulosphæra dendrophora_, n. sp., × 300 1625
A single radial tube.
Fig. 3. _Aulosphæra sceptrophora_, n. sp., × 300 1625
A hexagonal group of six triangular meshes.
Fig. 4. _Aulosphæra sceptrophora_, n. sp., × 300 1625
A similar group, seen from the side, with three radial tubes.
Fig. 5. _Aulosphæra spinosa_, n. sp., × 300 1627
A hexagonal group of six triangular meshes.
Fig. 6. _Aulosphæra undulata_, n. sp., × 400 1627
A single radial tube.
Fig. 7. _Aulosphæra spathillata_, n. sp., × 400 1624
A single radial tube.
Fig. 7_a_. An abnormal variety, × 400
Fig. 8. _Aulosphæra triodon_, n. sp., × 400 1623
A single radial tube.
Fig. 9. _Aulosphæra trifurca_, n. sp., × 400 1626
A single radial tube.
Fig. 10. _Aulosphæra cruciata_, n. sp., × 300 1624
A single radial tube.
Fig. 11. _Aulosphæra bisternaria_, n. sp., × 300 1624
A single radial tube.
Fig. 12. _Aulosphæra bisternaria_, n. sp., × 600 1624
Distal end of a single radial tube.
PLATE 110.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOSPHÆRIA.
Family AULOSPHÆRIDA.
Fig. 1. _Auloscena mirabilis_, n. sp., × 50 1628
The complete shell, representing a regular latticed sphere, which is composed of equal hexagonal pyramids; the top of each pyramid bears a radial tube with a terminal corona.
Fig. 2. _Auloscena mirabilis_, n. sp., × 600 1628
Terminal corona of a single radial tube.
Fig. 3. _Auloscena penicillus_, n. sp., × 200 1629
A single tent-shaped elevation or six-sided pyramid, bearing on the top a brush-shaped radial tube.
Fig. 4. _Auloscena flammabunda_, n. sp., × 400 1629
A single radial tube, with a centripetal free prolongation at the base and a verticil of undulate terminal branches at the distal end.
Fig. 5. _Auloscena serrata_, n. sp., × 600 1630
Terminal corona of a single radial tube.
Fig. 6. _Auloscena tentorium_, n. sp., × 400 1628
A single radial tube, with a centripetal prolongation at the base and a terminal corona at the distal end.
Fig. 7. _Auloscena gigantea_, n. sp., × 400 1629
Basal part of a radial tube, exhibiting the internal axial thread and its connection with the six tubes, which form the edges of a flat six-sided pyramid (usually more elevated than the figure exhibits).
Fig. 8. _Auloscena spectabilis_, n. sp., × 400 1628
Apex of an abnormal pyramid (sometimes occurring), in which seven radial tubes are united, instead of six.
Fig. 9. _Auloscena spectabilis_, n. sp., × 800 1628
Basal part of a radial tube, in the top of a flat six-sided pyramid; above it the distal part of the same tube with its terminal corona (middle part of the tube wanting).
Fig. 10. _Auloscena verticillus_, n. sp., × 300 1629
Apex of a six-sided pyramid, seen from the inside.
Fig. 11. _Auloscena verticillus_, n. sp., × 400 1629
Distal part of a single radial tube, with the terminal corona.
PLATE 111.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOSPHÆRIA.
Family AULOSPHÆRIDA.
Fig. 1. _Aulonia hexagonia_, n. sp., × 30 1634
The complete spherical shell.
Fig. 2. _Aularia ternaria_, n. sp., × 300 1621
A group of six triangular meshes, with seven nodal points of radial tubes. Behind the central capsule, with its double membrane (_e_, outer; _i_, inner) and radiate operculum (_o_); _u_, the two outer parapylæ; _v_, vacuoles in the protoplasm. The ellipsoidal nucleus (_n_) contains numerous nucleoli (_l_).
Fig. 3. _Aulastrum triceros_, n. sp., × 50 1635
The complete shell.
Fig. 3_a_. _Aulastrum triceros_, n. sp., × 300 1635
A single radial tube.
Figs. 4_a_, 4_b_, 4_c_. _Aulastrum dendroceros_, n. sp., × 400 1635
Three single radial spines (taken from three different specimens).
Fig. 5_a_. _Aulophacus lenticularis_, n. sp., × 300 1631
A single radial spine.
Fig. 5_b_. _Aulophacus amphidiscus_, n. sp., × 300 1631
A single radial spine.
Fig. 6. _Aulatractus fusiformis_, n. sp., × 5 1632
The complete shell, five times enlarged.
Fig. 6_a_. _Aulatractus fusiformis_, n. sp., × 20 1632
Apical part of the shell.
Fig. 6_b_. _Aulatractus fusiformis_, n. sp., × 400 1632
A single radial tube.
Fig. 7. _Aulatractus diploconus_, n. sp., × 20 1632
Apical part of the shell.
Fig. 7_a_. _Aulatractus diploconus_, n. sp., × 400 1632
A single radial tube.
Fig. 8. _Auloplegma perplexum_, n. sp., × 50 1630
Half the shell.
Fig. 8_a_. _Auloplegma perplexum_, n. sp., × 400 1630
A single radial tube.
Fig. 9. _Auloplegma spongiosum_, n. sp., × 300 1631
A single radial tube.
PLATE 112.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Orders PHÆOSPHÆRIA.
Family CANNOSPHÆRIDA.
CANNOSPHÆRIDA.
Fig. 1. _Cannosphæra antarctica_, n. sp., × 50 1640
The entire shell. The inner mammillate shell, from the month of which is prominent the phæodium, in connected by numerous radial beams with the outer shell.
Fig. 2. _Cannosphæra antarctica_, n. sp., × 200 1640
The inner shell, from the mouth of which is prominent the phæodium, and a single hexagonal mesh of the outer shell, connected with the former by thin radial threads.
Fig. 3. _Cannosphæra antarctica_, n. sp., × 200 1640
A single radial spine, with four terminal branches.
Fig. 4. _Cannosphæra pacifica_, n. sp., × 200 1641
The inner shell, exhibiting on its base the widely open mouth, and in its upper half the transparent spherical central capsule with its nucleus. Of the outer shell (which is connected with the inner by thin radial threads), only a few polygonal meshes are visible.
Fig. 5. _Cannosphæra atlantica_, n. sp., × 200 1640
The inner shell, connected by spiny radial beams with the outer shell, a quadrant only of which is visible.
Fig. 6. _Cannosphæra atlantica_, n. sp., × 200 1640
A single radial spine, with five terminal branches.
PLATE 113.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOGROMIA.
Family CASTANELLIDA.
Fig. 1. _Castanissa challengeri_, n. sp., × 100 1686
In the lower part of the figure is visible the large corona of teeth around the mouth (_a_).
Fig. 2. _Castanidium moseleyi_, n. sp., × 80 1686
In the upper part of the figure, at left, is visible the irregular polygonal mouth (_a_).
Fig. 3. _Castanopsis naresi_, n. sp., × 80 1688
In the upper part of the figure is visible the smooth circular mouth (_a_).
Fig. 4. _Castanura tizardi_, n. sp., × 80 1689
Fig. 4_a_. A single main-spine of the same, × 400
Fig. 5. _Castanidium murrayi_, n. sp., × 100 1685
With a large phæodium, partly protruded through the circular mouth.
Fig. 5_a_. A single main-spine of the same, hexagonally dimpled, × 400
Fig. 6. _Castanella wyvillei_, n. sp., × 100 1683
A piece of the shell with the mouth, armed with six large teeth (_a_).
Fig. 7. _Castanidium buchanani_, n. sp., × 100 1685
A piece of the shell with the smooth roundish mouth (_a_).
PLATE 114.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Orders PHÆOCYSTINA ET PHÆOGROMIA.
Families CANNORRHAPHIDA et CIRCOPORIDA.
Fig. 1. _Haeckeliana darwiniana_, n. sp., × 200 1702
A complete shell.
Fig. 2. _Haeckeliana darwiniana_, n. sp., × 400 1702
A single coronet of pores.
Fig. 3. _Haeckeliana goetheana_, n. sp., × 300 1702
The oral part of the shell with the mouth.
Fig. 4. _Haeckeliana lamarckiana_, n. sp., × 400 1701
A single coronet of pores.
Fig. 5. _Haeckeliana maxima_, n. sp., × 300 1701
A single coronet of pores.
Fig. 6. _Haeckeliana porcellana_, John Murray, × 200 1701
A complete shell.
Fig. 7. _Distephanus corona_, n. sp., × 800 1566
A single pileated piece (half from the side, half from below).
Fig. 8. _Distephanus corona_, n. sp., × 800 1566
Two coupled pileated pieces caught into one another (twin-piece).
Fig. 9. _Distephanus corona_, n. sp., × 800 1566
A single pileated piece, seen from above.
Fig. 10. _Cannopilus diplostaurus_, n. sp., × 800 1568
A single pileated piece, seen from above.
Fig. 11. _Cannopilus cyrtoides_, n. sp., × 800 1569
A single pileated piece, seen obliquely from the side.
Fig. 12. _Cannopilus cyrtoides_, n. sp., × 800 1569
A single pileated piece, seen from below.
Fig. 13. _Haeckeliana porcellana_, John Murray, × 600 1526
The radiate operculum of the central capsule.
PLATE 115.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOGROMIA.
Family CIRCOPORIDA.
Fig. 1. _Circoporus sexfuscinus_, n. sp., × 100 1695
The cruciform mouth is visible in the upper part of the figure, to the right.
Fig. 2. _Circoporus sexfuscinus_, n. sp., × 200 1695
A single radial spine, with four cruciate pores at the base.
Fig. 3. _Circoporus sexfuscinus_, n. sp., × 600 1695
The radiate operculum of the central capsule, with the proboscis.
Fig. 4. _Circospathis furcata_, n. sp., × 100 1696
Five of the nine spines are visible, two others (on the upper face) broken off. Between the latter the pentagonal mouth (with five teeth).
Fig. 5. _Circospathis furcata_, n. sp., × 300 1696
The mouth with its five teeth.
Fig. 6. _Circospathis furcata_, n. sp., × 400 1696
A piece of the shell with a radial spine.
Fig. 7. _Circospathis furcata_, n. sp., × 400 1696
Vertical section through the base of a radial spine, to show the central funicle.
Fig. 8. _Circogonia dodecacantha_, n. sp., × 100 1698
The central capsule with the elliptical nucleus (to the right) and the dark phæodium (to the left) are visible, in the upper part (to the left) the mouth of the shell, with six teeth.
Fig. 9. _Circogonia dodecacantha_, n. sp., × 400 1698
A fragment of the shell, exhibiting its peculiar structure (needles tangentially scattered in the cement of the porcellanous substance), and a circle of nine pores around the base of a broken spine.
Fig. 10. _Circospathis tetrodonta_, n. sp., × 400 1697
The mouth with four teeth, in profile view.
PLATE 116.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOGROMIA.
Families MEDUSETTIDA et CIRCOPORIDA.
Fig. 1. _Polypetta mammillata_, n. sp., × 500 1677
In the upper part of the figure the dentate proboscis.
Fig. 1_a_. Vertical section through the shell-wall, showing two of the hollow alveoles, opening on its inside, ×1000
Fig. 2. _Polypetta tabulata_, n. sp., × 500 1677
In the upper part of the figure the dentate proboscis.
Fig. 2_a_. A piece of the shell, seen from the surface, with the triangular plates, ×1000
Fig. 2_b_. Vertical section through the shell-wall, with an alveole, ×1000
Fig. 3. _Circostephanus coronarius_, n. sp., × 150 1699
The polyhedral shell exhibits in its wall the small tangential needles. The radial spines are partly broken off. The mouth of the shell, surrounded by eight short conical teeth, is visible on the left side of the figure.
Fig. 3_a_. The mouth of the shell, seen in profile, with eight conical spinulate teeth, × 400
Fig. 3_b_. The base of a radial spine broken off, to show the corona of (five or six) basal pores, × 400
PLATE 117.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Orders PHÆOCYSTINA ET PHÆOGROMIA.
Families CANNORRHAPHIDA, MEDUSETTIDA et CIRCOPORIDA.
Fig. 1. _Circogonia icosahedra_, n. sp., × 80 1698
The entire shell, with twelve radial tubes and twenty triangular faces. In the centre of one face is the mouth, with six teeth.
Fig. 1_a_. The mouth alone, with its six spinulate teeth, × 400
Fig. 2. _Circorrhegma dodecahedra_, n. sp., × 80 1699
The entire shell, with twenty radial tubes and twelve pentagonal faces. In the centre of one face is the mouth, with five teeth.
Fig. 2_a_. The mouth alone, with its five spinulate teeth, seen in profile, × 200
Fig. 3. _Circospathis novena_, n. sp., × 100 1696
The entire shell, with nine radial tubes and fourteen triangular faces. In one face (to the left above) is the mouth with nine teeth.
Fig. 3_a_. The mouth alone, with its nine spinulate teeth, × 150
Fig. 4. _Circoporus hexastylus_, n. sp., × 80 1695
A single radial spine.
Fig. 5. _Circoporus sexfurcus_, n. sp., × 80 1694
The entire spherical shell with six forked and ciliated radial tubes. In the centre the cruciform mouth with four teeth.
Fig. 6. _Circoporus octahedrus_, n. sp., × 300 1695
The entire shell, with six verticillate radial tubes and eight triangular faces. In the centre of one face is the mouth, with four teeth.
Fig. 7. _Cortinetta tripodiscus_, n. sp., × 300 1667
The entire shell with the enclosed central capsule, and the phæodium around the astropyle.
Fig. 7_a_. The astropyle, partly detached from the wall of the central capsule, seen in profile, × 800
Fig. 8. _Catinulus quadrifidus_, n. sp., × 80 1553
A complete specimen, with four equal central capsules, united in a single spherical calymma.
Fig. 8_a_. Some single pieces of the skeleton, × 400
PLATE 118.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOGROMIA.
Family MEDUSETTIDA.
Fig. 1. _Gazelletta melusina_, n. sp., × 300 1674
From the peristome of the thorny campanulate shell arise six large descending feet, which are studded with arborescent fragile lateral branches, and armed at the distal end with stouter dichotomous terminal branches.
Fig. 2. _Euphysetta staurocodon_, n. sp., × 300 1670
The peristome of the ovate shell bears an odd large foot with three terminal branches and three cruciate rudimentary feet. In the upper part of the shell-cavity is visible the sphæroidal central capsule (containing a nucleus of half the size, with numerous nucleoli); in the lower half the dark pigment-masses of the green phæodium.
Fig. 3. _Euphysetta amphicodon_, n. sp., × 300 1670
The shell-wall exhibits the regular alveolate structure. From the mouth are prominent large masses of the phæodium, which is more voluminous than the shell-cavity, and seems to contain nucleated cells.
PLATE 119.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOGROMIA.
Family MEDUSETTIDA.
Fig. 1. _Gorgonetta mirabilis_, n. sp., × 100 1674
The entire body. From the margin of the cap-shaped shell arise six ascending arborescent feet and six alternating descending feet, which are covered with anchor-pencils and branched at the distal end. From the mouth of the delicately alveolate shell depend prominent parts of the dark voluminous phæodium.
Fig. 2. _Gorgonetta mirabilis_, n. sp., × 300 1674
The distal end of an ascending foot; the branches bear a terminal spathilla with small recurved teeth.
Fig. 3. _Gorgonetta mirabilis_, n. sp., × 300 1674
The distal end of a descending foot, with three lateral anchor-pencils and three terminal branches (broken off). Odd alveole contains an air-bubble.
Fig. 4. _Gorgonetta mirabilis_, n. sp., × 600 1674
A single thread of an anchor-pencil with two quadridentate spathillæ, a larger proximal and a smaller distal (terminal).
PLATE 120.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOGROMIA.
Family MEDUSETTIDA.
Fig. 1. _Medusetta codonium_, n. sp., × 400 1668
Fig. 2. _Medusetta quadrigata_, n. sp., × 400 1668
The central capsule is visible in the upper half, the phæodium in the lower half of the shell-cavity.
Fig. 3. _Medusetta tetranema_, n. sp., × 400 1669
Fig. 4. _Medusetta craspedota_, n. sp., × 400 1669
Fig. 5. _Gazelletta hexanema_, n. sp., × 300 1671
Fig. 6. _Gazelletta bifurca_, n. sp., × 300 1672
A single alveolate foot.
Fig. 7. _Gazelletta macronema_, n. sp., × 200 1671
Oral view of the shell.
Fig. 8. _Gazelletta macronema_, n. sp., × 800 1671
Three joints of an alveolate foot.
Fig. 9. _Gazelletta cyrtonema_, n. sp., × 300 1671
The upper part of the shell encloses the central capsule with its nucleus. The voluminous phæodium is prominent over the mouth.
Fig. 10. _Gazelletta orthonema_, n. sp., × 200 1671
The central capsule and its nucleus are visible in the shell-cavity.
Fig. 11. _Gazelletta schleinitzii_, n. sp., × 400 1673
Oblique apical view, with the enclosed central capsule, the nucleus of which contains numerous nucleoli.
Fig. 12. _Gazelletta schleinitzii_, n. sp., × 300 1673
A single alveolate foot.
Fig. 13. _Gazelletta trispathilla_, n. sp., × 400 1673
The middle part of a foot.
Fig. 14. _Gazellatta robusta_, n. sp., × 300 1673
The base of a foot, exhibiting the pores of the alveoli.
Fig. 15. _Gazelletta studeri_, n. sp., × 400 1673
The distal end of a foot; four alveoli filled up by air-bubbles.
Fig. 16. _Gazelletta dendronema_, n. sp., × 300 1674
A part of the velum, seen from the inside. The alveoles are partly filled by air.
PLATE 121.
LEGION PHÆODARIA.
Order PHÆOCONCHIA.
Family COELODENDRIDA.
Fig. 1. _Coelodendrum furcatissimum_, n. sp., × 50 1735
A complete specimen with the central capsule and the big phæodium. The spherical calymma envelops almost the entire skeleton.
Fig. 2. _Coelodendrum furcatissimum_, n. sp., × 300 1735
A distal branch with its terminal ramification.