The Project Gutenberg eBook of Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index, by Ernst Haeckel

Sethopyramis eupilium, Haeckel, 1882, Atlas, pl. lvi. fig. 9.

Craspedilium eupilium, Haeckel, 1878, Manuscript.

Cephalis very small, hemispherical, hyaline, without pores. Thorax flatly pyramidal, with nine concave, triangular faces and nine little curved, stout, radial beams. Between these are interpolated numerous incomplete secondary beams, which are absent in the apical part of the thorax. The radial beams being connected by numerous (thirty to forty or more) horizontal, ring-like threads, a delicate arachnoidal network with small, quadrangular pores is produced. Peristome nine-angled, with a peculiar vertical gallery, composed of four horizontal, parallel, nine-angled rings, which are connected by numerous vertical, parallel bars, therefore with three transverse rows of square pores. This peculiar species is very different from the preceding and may represent a separate genus, Craspedilium.

Subgenus 6. Astrophormis, Haeckel.

Definition.—Thorax with a variable number of radial ribs (twelve to twenty or more).

Leptarachnium aurelia, Haeckel, 1879, Manuscript et Atlas.

Cephalis large, nearly hemispherical, with irregular, delicate network of small square meshes. Collar-septum with four large meshes, separated by a cross of four bars, opposite in pairs. Thorax flatly campanulate, with delicate, subregular, hexagonal meshes, and twenty-four prominent radial ribs; four of these are primary or perradial (centrifugal prolongations of the four bars of the collar-septum); four others are interradial or secondary, alternating with the former at angles of 45°; sixteen others are adradial or tertiary, interpolated between the first and second more or less irregularly. In some specimens the disposition of the twenty-four ribs was more regular, in others more irregular, than in the specimen figured (figs. 3, 4). The central capsule (fig. 4) exhibits a flat, cap-shaped part with the nucleus (enclosed in the cephalis), and four large, pear-shaped lobes protruded through the four large collar holes (somewhat deformed in the preparation figured). The wall of the thorax exhibits at the base four larger, nearly semicircular pores, bisected by the four primary thoracic ribs. Peristome with twenty-four indentations (between the prominent distal ends of the twenty-four ribs), often more distinct than in the specimen figured.

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.03 long, 0.08 broad; thorax 0.1 to 0.2 long, 0.4 to 0.6 broad.

Cephalis small, flatly cap-shaped, with irregular, small, roundish pores. Thorax flatly conical, nearly of the same shape as in the preceding species, but only with twelve prominent ribs; four primary or perradial ribs (as prolongations of the four crossed cortinar bars), and eight adradial ribs interpolated between the former, and arising at some distance from the collar ring. Peristome with twelve prominent pointed lobes (supported by the distal ends of the twelve ribs), and with twelve semicircular bosoms between them. (The specimen figured is young and not fully developed.)

Cephalis large, flatly cap-shaped, with irregular, small polygonal meshes. Thorax flat, umbrella-shaped, with subregular, hexagonal meshes, and sixteen strong radial ribs. Four of these are perradial, and centrifugal prolongations of the four crossed collar beams; four others are interradial, and arise, alternating with the former, directly from the horizontal collar ring; eight ribs are adradial or tertiary, and arise in pairs from the four large perradial basal arches of the thorax, which become bisected by the four primary ribs. Peristome irregularly denticulate.

Cephalis small, hemispherical, with subregular, small hexagonal pores. Thorax flatly conical, with larger hexagonal meshes and twenty-four ribs; four of these are perradial and prolongations of the four collar bars; four interradial arise from the collar ring between the former, alternating with them. Each of these eight main ribs gives off two more or less irregular, lateral branches (one at each side), altogether sixteen. The thorax is similar to Cladarachnium ramosum (Pl. 55, fig. 5), whilst the cephalis is quite different. Peristome with twenty-four prominent triangular lobes.

Cephalis very small, spherical, with few small, circular pores. Thorax flatly conical or tent-shaped, with concave lateral outlines, small hexagonal meshes, and numerous (thirty to forty or more) strong, little curved, simple radial ribs. Peristome nearly circular, with a corona of small, irregular, conical spines.

Cephalis very small, subspherical, hyaline, without pores. Thorax flatly conical or hat-shaped, with concave lateral outlines, and a very delicate network of small square meshes (similar to Litharachnium araneosum, Pl. 55, fig. 8). This is supported by thirty-two curved radial ribs, four of which are primary, four secondary, and the other twenty-four interpolated. Peristome horizontally expanded and little recurved, like the reflexed brim of a hat.

Genus 559. Sethamphora,^[176] n. gen.

Definition.—Sethophormida (vel Dicyrtida multiradiata aperta) with numerous curved ribs in the wall of the ovate thorax, the small mouth of which is constricted. Cephalis without horn.

The genus Sethamphora differs from the preceding Sethophormis, and from the next following ribbed Sethophormida, mainly in the small, more or less constricted mouth; therefore the thorax is more or less ovate, and its ribs curved, with the convexity external. Sethophormis may be divided into two different subgenera, Dictyoprora and Cryptocephalus; in the former the cephalis is perfectly free and well developed, in the latter it is more or less hidden in the uppermost part of the thorax (like Carpocanium).

Subgenus 1. Dictyoprona, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 430.

Shell ovate, smooth, with distinct collar stricture. Length of the two joints = 3 : 11, breadth = 5 : 10. Cephalis large, free, hemispherical, with small circular pores. Thorax truncate, ovate, with six strong curved ribs, and six large triangular meshes between them in the upper half; five smaller pores between every two ribs in the lower half (in three tiers); therefore, together, thirty-six thoracic meshes. Mouth strongly constricted, smooth, only one-third as broad as the thorax.

Shell subovate, smooth, with slight collar stricture. Length of the two joints = 3 : 9, breadth = 4 : 8. Cephalis large, hemispherical, free, with small circular pores. Thorax inflated, ovate, with nine strong curved ribs, which are connected by five transverse circular rings at equal distances. Forty-five rounded, squarish, large meshes between them, in five transverse and nine longitudinal rows. Mouth constricted, smooth, half as broad as the thorax.

Shell urceolate, smooth, with sharp collar stricture. Length of the two joints = 3 : 9, breadth = 5 : 9. Cephalis flat, cap-shaped, free, with twelve ribs, and very small pores between them. Thorax thick-walled, inflated, with subcylindrical cavity, and twelve prominent sharp ribs, alternating with twelve longitudinal rows of very small circular pores (eight pores in each row). Mouth constricted, half as broad as the thorax.

Eucyrtidium mongolfieri, Ehrenberg, 1854, Mikrogeol., Taf. xxxiv. fig. 18; Abhandl. d. k. Akad. d. Wiss. Berlin, 1875, p. 72, Taf. x. fig. 3.

Shell urceolate, smooth, with distinct collar stricture. Length of the two joints = 2 : 9, breadth = 3 : 7. Cephalis campanulate, with eighteen ribs and small pores. Thorax nearly ellipsoidal, with eighteen prominent ribs, and eighteen longitudinal rows of regular circular pores between them (eight pores in each row; therefore 144 pores altogether). Mouth constricted, only one-third as broad as the thorax.

Shell urceolate, smooth, very similar to the preceding species; also with eighteen longitudinal ribs, but differing in the larger size of the cephalis and its pores, and in the more slender and ovate form of the thorax. Length of the two joints = 5 : 10, breadth = 5 : 8. Pores of the cephalis more numerous. Mouth half as broad as the thorax.

Shell ovate, spinulate, without external collar stricture. Length of the two joints = 1 : 6, breadth = 2 : 4. Cephalis flat, cap-shaped, with small circular pores. Thorax ovate, truncate, with eighteen serrate longitudinal ribs, alternating with eighteen longitudinal rows of short and broad rather oblong pores (twenty to thirty pores in each row). Mouth strongly constricted, only one-fourth as broad as the thorax.

Eucyrtidium ampulla, Ehrenberg, 1854, Mikrogeol., Taf. xxxvi. fig. 15; Abhandl. d. k. Akad. d. Wiss. Berlin, 1875, p. 72, Taf. x. figs. 11, 12.

Shell broad, urceolate, spiny, with sharp collar stricture. Length of the two joints = 1 : 4, breadth = 1 : 5. Cephalis subspherical, with few small pores (in figs. 12a and 12b of Ehrenberg, loc. cit., broken off, so that the four pores of the cortinar septum appear). Thorax inflated, bottle-shaped, with twenty prominent, sharply dentate ribs, alternating with twenty longitudinal rows of circular pores (about eight pores in each row). Mouth flat, constricted, one-third as broad as the thorax.

Podocyrtis aërostatica, Ehrenberg, 1875, Abhandl. d. k. Akad. d. Wiss. Berlin, p. 80, Taf. xvi. fig. 4.

Shell broad, urceolate, smooth, with sharp collar stricture. Length of the two joints = 2 : 6, breadth = 3 : 8. Cephalis hemispherical, large, with few pores (broken off in fig. 4a of Ehrenberg, so that the six collar pores appear). Thorax inflated, bottle-shaped, with twenty-two to twenty-four smooth prominent ribs, alternating with the some number of longitudinal rows of small circular pores. Mouth very small, strongly constricted, scarcely as broad as the cephalis, with three short teeth.

Subgenus 2. Cryptocephalus, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 430.

Definition.—Cephalis more or less hidden in thorax, being partly enveloped by its uppermost part.

Cryptoprora microstoma, Haeckel, Atlas, pl. lvii., fig. 5.

Shell ovate, smooth, without external collar stricture. Length of the two joints = 1 : 6, breadth = 2 : 4. Cephalis flat, cap-shaped, without ribs, with small circular pores. Thorax ovate, with twenty-four prominent ribs, alternating with deep longitudinal furrows, each of which contains a series of about fifteen small circular pores. Mouth very small, representing a short cylindrical tube, which is only one-eighth as broad as the thorax.

Cryptocephalus favosus, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 430.

Shell ovate, dimply. Length of the two joints = 1 : 5, breadth = 1 : 5. Cephalis subspherical, small, completely hidden in the thickened top of the thorax (but very distinct in the longitudinal section). Thorax ovate, with twenty-five to thirty longitudinal ribs, alternating with the same number of longitudinal furrows, each of which contains ten to twelve circular, hexagonally framed pores. In the smooth wall of the peristome only twelve triangular ribs are visible. Mouth constricted, one-third as broad as the thorax.

Genus 560. Sethopyramis,^[177] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 432 (sensu emendato !)

Definition.—Sethophormida (vel Dicyrtida multiradiata aperta) with numerous straight or slightly curved radial ribs in the wall of the pyramidal thorax. Network simple. Cephalis commonly without horn.

The genus Sethopyramis and the four following genera form together a peculiar small group (Sethopyramida), characterised by the slender pyramidal shell, in the wall of which numerous (six to nine or more) radial ribs are enclosed. These ribs may be regarded as the terminal feet of a Calpophæna or Halicalyptra, which become connected by transverse bars. Sethopyramis may be derived also directly from Patagospyris by loss of the primary sagittal ring and reduction of the cephalis.

Subgenus 1. Sestropyramis, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pyramidal shell with six radial main beams (sometimes also five or seven, as individual varieties).

Cornutella scalaris, Ehrenberg, 1875, Abhandl. d. k. Akad. d. Wiss. Berlin, p. 68, Taf. ii. fig. 1.

Shell smooth, slenderly pyramidal, hexagonal. Cephalis large, subglobular, hyaline, without pores (or with very small and scarce pores). Thorax with six straight (or little curved) stout longitudinal ribs or radial beams, which are connected by twenty to thirty complete, hexagonal, horizontal rings. The large meshes so produced are regular, square, their length and breadth equally and gradually increasing towards the mouth.

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.04 diameter; thorax (with twenty-four transverse rings) 0.4 long, 0.15 broad at the mouth.

Shell thorny, of the same form as, and similar structure to, the preceding species, but differing in the spiny surface and the smaller subglobular cephalis, which bears small circular pores and an oblique conical horn twice the length. The whole surface is covered with short conical thorns.

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.02 diameter; thorax (with twenty transverse rings) 0.25 long, 0.1 broad.

Subgenus 2. Cephalopyramis, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 432.

Definition.—Pyramidal shell with nine radial main beams (sometimes also eight or ten, as individual varieties).

Cephalopyramis enneactis, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus et Atlas, pl. lvi. fig. 7.

Shell smooth, slender, pyramidal. Cephalis large, ovate, with pointed apex, nearly hyaline, with very few and small scattered pores. Thorax very slenderly pyramidal, with straight lateral outlines, and nine stout and straight radial beams, which are connected by fifteen to twenty horizontal complete rings. Meshes subregular, square, simple, without secondary network; their length and breadth equally increasing towards the mouth.

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.05 long, 0.03 broad; thorax (with twenty transverse rings) 0.24 long, 0.1 broad at the mouth.

Shell smooth, slenderly pyramidal, very similar in form and structure to the preceding species; differing from it in the rudimentary cephalis, which is very small, hemispherical, with few small porules. The three internal cortinar bars of the collar stricture are present; when they become lost this species passes over into Bathropyramis quadrata (Pl. 54, fig. 1).

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.01 long, 0.02 broad; thorax (with ten transverse rings) 0.15 long, 0.1 broad at the mouth.

Cornutella quadratella, Ehrenberg, 1875, Abhandl. d. k. Akad. d. Wiss. Berlin, p. 68, Taf. ii. fig. 2.

Litharachnium quadratella, Bütschli, 1882, Zeitschr. f. wiss. Zool., vol, xxxvi. p. 540, Taf. xxxiii. fig. 37.

Shell smooth, broadly pyramidal. Cephalis ovate, small, blunt, hyaline, with very few and small pores (in the figure of Ehrenberg broken off). Thorax broadly pyramidal, with straight lateral outlines, and nine stout and straight radial beams, which are connected by eight to twelve horizontal complete rings. Meshes in the upper half regular, square, in the lower half broad, rectangular (in the tenth transverse row twice as broad as long).

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.03 long, 0.02 broad; thorax (with ten transverse rings) 0.15 long, 0.15 broad.

Shell smooth, broadly pyramidal. Cephalis large, ovate, hyaline, without pores; its collar septum exhibits distinctly the four collar pores (two larger cardinal and two smaller jugular pores). Thorax broad, pyramidal, with slightly concave lateral outlines and nine (sometimes eight or ten) curved ribs, which are connected by eighteen to twenty-four complete transverse rings. The large meshes, so produced, have the form of a parallel trapezoid, and are in the eighth transverse row three times as broad as long. (Differs from Bathropyramis trapezoides, Pl. 54, fig. 3, mainly by the possession of a well developed cephalis).

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.04 long, 0.03 broad; thorax (with eighteen rings) 0.32 long, 0.24 broad.

Shell thorny, slender, pyramidal. Cephalis small, subspherical, with few small pores and a straight, vertical, conical horn twice the length. Thorax with nine straight ribs, which are connected by sixteen to twenty complete transverse nine-angled rings. The large meshes so produced are subregular, square. From each nodal point a short conical spine arises. (Differs from the similar Bathropyramis spinosa, Pl. 54, fig. 4, by the development of the cephalis and the simple pointed, unforked spines.)

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.03 diameter; thorax (with sixteen rings) 0.2 long, 0.12 broad.

Shell papillate, slender, pyramidal. Cephalis small, hemispherical, with a straight conical horn twice the length, and small circular pores. Thorax conical, with slightly convex outlines and nine stout, somewhat curved ribs in zig-zag form, which are connected by ten to twelve interrupted transverse bars. From each nodal point a small conical papilla arises. The large meshes so produced are regular, hexagonal, gradually increasing in size towards the mouth.

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.03 diameter; thorax (with twelve transverse rows of meshes) 0.18 long, 0.12 broad.

Shell thorny, slender, pyramidal. Cephalis large, subspherical, with numerous very small circular pores, and a small conical horn of the same length. Thorax similar in form and structure to that of the preceding species; but each hexagonal mesh is provided with a very thin circular hyaline ring (like a diaphragm), so that the openings are not hexagonal, but circular. From each nodal point a short pointed conical or slightly forked spine arises.

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.02 diameter; thorax (with ten transverse rows of meshes) 0.18 long, 0.14 broad.

Subgenus 3. Actinopyramis, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pyramidal shell with twelve or more radial beams (commonly twelve to twenty-four, sometimes forty or more).

Shell smooth, slender, pyramidal. Cephalis small, spherical, hyaline, with a short conical horn. Thorax with twelve radial ribs in the upper half, between which twelve others are interpolated in the lower half. These are connected by twenty to twenty-four complete transverse rings. The meshes so produced are subregular, rectangular.

Shell spiny, slender, pyramidal. Cephalis small, spherical, hyaline, with two divergent conical horns, the major (occipital) three times and the minor (frontal) twice as long. Thorax slender, pyramidal, campanulate, thorny, with twenty to thirty radial beams, which are little curved, convex in the upper, concave in the lower half, and connected by numerous interrupted transverse bars. Meshes in the upper third rounded, in the lower two-thirds quadrangular, of very different sizes. Surface covered with spinules.

Shell smooth, slender, pyramidal. Cephalis small, spherical, with few small pores, and a stout, vertical, conical horn twice the length. Thorax very prolonged, conical, with straight lateral outlines and numerous (twenty to fifty) radial beams (in the upper third twelve, in the middle third twenty-four, in the lower third forty to fifty, by interpolation); they are connected by very numerous interrupted transverse bars. Meshes subregular, quadrangular. Surface smooth.

Genus 561. Plectopyramis,^[178] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 432.

Definition.—Sethophormida (vel Dicyrtida multiradiata aperta) with numerous straight or slightly curved radial ribs in the wall of the pyramidal thorax. Network double, the large primary meshes being fenestrated by fine secondary network. Cephalis commonly without horn.

The genus Plectopyramis differs from the preceding Sethopyramis, its ancestral form, only in the peculiar double fenestration of the shell, the large primary meshes of which are separated by strong bars, and filled up by a very delicate arachnoidal network, composed of small pores and very thin threads between them. This double lattice-work often exhibits a very remarkable regularity. As in the preceding genus, the number of radial ribs is commonly six or nine, rarely twelve to twenty or more.

Subgenus 1. Hexapleuris, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pyramidal shell with six radial main beams (sometimes five or seven in individual varieties).

Polycystina magnifica, Bury, 1862, Polycystins of Barbados, pl. xi. fig.

Shell smooth, slender, pyramidal. Cephalis large, ovate, pointed, separated from the thorax by a very deep collar stricture, with few irregular pores. Thorax with six strong and straight radial beams, which are connected by about twenty horizontal, hexagonal rings. The large meshes so produced are regular, square, and filled up by an extremely delicate secondary arachnoidal network, composed of regular square pores (as in Pl. 54, figs. 7, 8).

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.06 long, 0.04 broad; thorax (with twenty transverse rings) 0.4 long, 0.12 broad.

Shell thorny, slender, pyramidal. Cephalis large, ovate, blunt, with deep collar stricture. Thorax with six strong and straight radial beams, which are connected by numerous (twenty to thirty) interrupted transverse bars. The large meshes so produced are irregular, quadrangular, and filled up by irregular, delicate, secondary network, with small polygonal pores.

Subgenus 2. Enneapleuris, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pyramidal shell with nine radial main beams (sometimes eight or ten in individual varieties).

Shell smooth, slenderly pyramidal, with straight outlines. Cephalis conical, obtuse, with thirty-six small square pores (in nine divergent longitudinal rows, each of four pores). Collar septum (between cephalis and thorax) with four distinct collar pores. Thorax pyramidal, with nine very stout and straight angular radial beams, which are connected by ten to fifteen broad horizontal nine-angled rings. Each of the large regular, square meshes so produced contains a very delicate fenestration, with twelve regular, square pores, separated by two transverse and three longitudinal crossed threads. A very regular and remarkable structure.

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.03 long, 0.02 broad; thorax (with ten rings) 0.2 long, 0.15 broad.

Shell smooth, slenderly pyramidal. Cephalis large, ovate, hyaline, with few very small basal pores and deep collar stricture. Thorax pyramidal, with straight outline, and nine very stout and straight radial beams, which are connected by fifteen to twenty horizontal nine-angled rings. Each of the large regular, square meshes so produced is filled up by a very delicate arachnoidal network, with very numerous and small square pores (as in the similar Cinclopyramis infundibulum, Pl. 54, fig. 7, which differs in the loss of the cephalis).

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.05 long, 0.03 broad; thorax (with fifteen rings) 0.32 long, 0.2 broad.

Shell smooth, broadly pyramidal, with concave lateral outlines. Cephalis hemispherical, small, with numerous small, circular pores. Thorax pyramidal, with nine stout, concavely curved radial beams, which are connected by twelve to sixteen horizontal nine-angled rings. The large meshes so produced are in the upper half square, in the lower half parallel trapezoid (in the fifteenth ring three times as broad as long), and filled up by a secondary arachnoidal network, with very numerous and small square pores.

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.015 long, 0.025 broad; thorax (with fifteen rings) 0.22 long, 0.2 broad.

Shell smooth, pyramidal, very similar to the preceding species; differing from it in the irregular shape of the delicate polygonal (not tetragonal) secondary network, filling up the large rectangular meshes. The cephalis is larger, hyaline, pear-shaped, pointed, without pores, with a deep collar stricture. The nine radial beams of the thorax are less concave.

Dimensions.—Cephalis 0.04 long, 0.03 broad; thorax (with fifteen rings) 0.3 long, 0.22 broad.

Shell smooth, slenderly pyramidal, with concave outlines. Cephalis very small, subspherical, with a small oblique, conical horn, and very small, scarce circular pores. Thorax with nine stout concavely curved radial beams, which are connected by numerous (thirty to fifty or more) interrupted transverse bars. The large irregular meshes so produced are filled up by irregular, polygonal, delicate lattice-work.

Shell thorny, slenderly pyramidal, with straight outlines. Cephalis very small, spherical, with a long oblique, conical horn, and very small circular pores. Thorax with nine stout, straight, regularly serrate ribs or radial beams, which are connected by numerous (twenty to thirty or more) interrupted transverse bars. The latter, being crossed by intercalated and interrupted irregular radial beams, produce a subregular secondary network of rectangular meshes of different sizes.

Pyramis fenestrata, Bury, 1862, Polycystins of Barbados, pl. xxi. fig. 8.

Shell thorny, broadly pyramidal, with straight outlines. Cephalis very small, spherical, hyaline. Thorax with nine stout, spinulate, straight ribs or radial beams, which are connected by ten to fifteen transverse bars, which in the upper half are complete rings, in the lower half interrupted, and crossed by irregularly intercalated radial beams. Meshes therefore irregular, quadrangular. All the bars are thorny.

Shell spiny, slenderly pyramidal, with straight outlines. Cephalis small, spherical, with few small pores. Thorax with nine stout and straight spinulate ribs, which are connected by a variable number of irregular interrupted transverse bars; the large quadrangular meshes so produced are filled up by irregular delicate network. The entire surface of the thorax is covered with short forked spines.

Subgenus 3. Polypleuris, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pyramidal shell with numerous (twelve or more) radial main beams (commonly twelve to eighteen, sometimes twenty to thirty or more).

Shell smooth, slenderly conical, with straight outlines. Cephalis small, subspherical, with very small dot-like pores, and an oblique conical horn twice the length. Thorax with numerous (twenty to thirty) divergent longitudinal ribs; usually twelve of these radial beams appear as stronger, primary main ribs, and twelve to eighteen other as secondary, feebler, interpolated ribs. They are crossed by numerous (twenty to forty or more) horizontal rings. The large meshes so produced are quadrangular, and partly filled up by a very delicate secondary network, with small square pores.

Shell smooth, wine-bottle shaped, or slenderly conical-campanulate, with bent outlines, which are concave in the upper, convex in the lower half. Cephalis very small, spherical, hyaline, without pores. Thorax with twenty-four radial ribs, twelve stronger primary, alternating with twelve feebler secondary. They are crossed by interrupted transverse bars. The irregular quadrangular meshes so produced are filled up by a delicate, irregular, secondary network.

Genus 562. Spongopyramis,^[179] n. sp.

Definition.—Sethophormida (vel Dicyrtida multiradiata aperta) with numerous straight or slightly curved radial ribs in the wall of the pyramidal thorax. Network spongy. Cephalis commonly without horn.

The genus Spongopyramis has arisen from Sethopyramis by development of an irregular spongy framework around the lattice-shell, and is one of the small number of Cyrtoidea in which the shell-wall exhibits a spongy structure. In both observed species the cephalis is small, but evident.

Plectopyramis spongiosa, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus et Atlas, loc. cit.

Shell partly or entirely enveloped by spongy framework, slender, pyramidal, with rather straight outlines. Cephalis very small, ovate, hyaline. Thorax with nine very stout and nearly straight ribs, which are connected by fifteen to twenty or more irregular, interrupted transverse bars. The irregular quadrangular meshes so produced are filled up by an irregular secondary network, with meshes of very different size and form. The dense spongy envelope, which in the specimen figured covered only half the shell, was complete in another older specimen.

Shell entirely enveloped by spongy framework, pyramidal, with straight outlines. Cephalis ovate (twice as large as in the preceding species), with small circular pores. Thorax with twelve stout and straight ribs, which are connected by twenty to twenty-five annular, transverse bars. The subregular square meshes so produced are filled up by irregular, spongy network, which envelops the whole shell more loosely than in Spongopyramis spongiosa.

Genus 563. Acanthocorys,^[180] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 432.

Definition.—Sethophormida (vel Dicyrtida multiradiata aperta) with numerous radial ribs in the wall of the pyramidal thorax, prolonged into divergent terminal feet. Network simple. Cephalis commonly with several horns.

The genus Acanthocorys and the following nearly allied Arachnocorys possess a near relation to the three preceding pyramidal genera, but differ from them in the terminal prolongation of the radial ribs, which are commonly spiny and form a corona of free feet around the mouth of the thorax. The cephalis is usually much larger than in the three preceding genera, and bears a variable number of radial horns. Therefore these two genera are probably older and nearer to the common ancestral form of the Sethophormida than the preceding genera. It may be derived directly from Dictyophimus by interpolation of three secondary (interradial) ribs between the three primary (perradial) ribs.

Subgenus 6. Astrophormis, Haeckel.

Genus 559. Sethamphora,^[176] n. gen.

Subgenus 1. Dictyoprona, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 430.

Subgenus 2. Cryptocephalus, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 430.

Genus 560. Sethopyramis,^[177] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 432 (sensu emendato !)

Subgenus 1. Sestropyramis, Haeckel.

Subgenus 2. Cephalopyramis, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 432.

Subgenus 3. Actinopyramis, Haeckel.

Genus 561. Plectopyramis,^[178] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 432.

Subgenus 1. Hexapleuris, Haeckel.

Subgenus 2. Enneapleuris, Haeckel.

Subgenus 3. Polypleuris, Haeckel.

Genus 562. Spongopyramis,^[179] n. sp.

Genus 563. Acanthocorys,^[180] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 432.