Pyrgo murrhina (Schwager, 1866)       

Class: Miliolata  Subclass: Miliolana  Order: Miliolida  Family: Hauerinidae
Taxon Profile

found at Challenger Station 323   off Argentina   off territorial waters   from 3475m depth

Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent


The scan of this drawing from Bradys HMS Challenger Report is made by Dr. David Bossard and used by his permission.
© Dr. David C. Bossard, 19thcenturyscience.org.

HMS Challenger Collection

View of a specimen of Pyrgo murrhina (Schwager, 1866)


The identification is based upon:
Barker, R., W., 1960: Taxonomic Notes, Brady's Foram. Pls. Challenger Report. SEPM Special Publication, Vol. 9. Plate 2, Fig. 11