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THE VOYAGE OF THE H.M.S. CHALLENGER.
Synopsis of the Genera of Zygospyrida.
I. Subfamily Tripospyrida. Three basal feet. (One odd caudal and two paired pectoral.) |
Apex of the shell with one horn, | 441. Tripospyris. | |||||
Apex of the shell with three horns, | 442. Triceraspyris. | ||||||
Apex of the shell without horns, | 443. Tristylospyris. | ||||||
Apex with two large coryphal holes, right and left, | 444. Cephalospyris. | ||||||
II. Subfamily Dipospyrida.
Two basal lateral feet. (Originally the two pectoral feet.) |
Two feet free, not grown together. | Feet simple, not branched, without lateral spines. | One horn, | 445. Dipospyris. | |||
No horn, | 446. Brachiospyris. | ||||||
Feet branched like a tree. | One horn, | 447. Dendrospyris. | |||||
Feet with a series of lateral spines. | One horn, | 448. Dorcadospyris. | |||||
Two feet grown together and uniting to form a ring. Apex with a horn. | Feet simple, | 449. Gamospyris. | |||||
Feet with a series of lateral spines, | 450. Stephanospyris. | ||||||
III. Subfamily Tetraspyrida.
Two sagittal and two lateral feet. |
Feet simple, not branched. | Apex with one horn, | 451. Tetraspyris. | ||||
Apex without a horn, | 452. Tessarospyris. | ||||||
IV. Subfamily Hexaspyrida.
Six basal feet. |
Two sagittal, two pectoral, and two tergal feet. | Apex with one horn, | 453. Hexaspyris. | ||||
Apex with three horns, | 454. Liriospyris. | ||||||
Apex without a horn, | 455. Cantharospyris. | ||||||
V. Subfamily Pentaspyrida.
Five basal feet. |
One caudal, two pectoral, and two tergal feet. | Apex with one horn, | 456. Clathrospyris. | ||||
Apex with three horns, | 457. Ægospyris. | ||||||
Apex without a horn, | 458. Pentaspyris. | ||||||
VI. Subfamily Therospyrida.
Four paired lateral feet. (Two pectoral and two tergal.) |
Apex with one horn, | 459. Zygospyris. | |||||
Apex with three horns (one apical and two frontal), | 460. Elaphospyris. | ||||||
Apex with two lateral or frontal horns, | 461. Taurospyris. | ||||||
Apex without a horn, | 462. Therospyris. | ||||||
VII. Subfamily Polyspyrida.
Numerous (seven to twelve or more) basal feet. |
Apex with one horn, | 463. Petalospyris. | |||||
Apex with three horns (one apical and two frontal), | 464. Anthospyris. | ||||||
Apex with numerous horns, | 465. Ceratospyris. | ||||||
Apex without a horn, | 466. Gorgospyris. | ||||||
VIII. Subfamily Circospyrida.
No basal feet. |
Apex with one horn, | 467. Circospyris. | |||||
Apex without a horn, | 468. Dictyospyris. |