Original USNPC preservative was a solution of 70% ethanol, 3% formalin, and 2% glycerine
The name and status of this type was redetermined by the author in 1976; Dyer refers to this type as one of three 'Metatypes' of Cosmocerca brasiliensis, see publication. This type should be filed under Cosmocerca brasiliensis Travassos, 1925