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76 BULLETIN 96, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM.<br />

Genus DIPLOTAXIS Reuss, 1867.<br />

1867. Diplotaxis Reuss, Ueber einige Bryozoen aus dein deutschen Unteroligocan,<br />

Sitzungsberichte der k. Acad, der Wissenschafteii, Wien,<br />

Abth. 1 p. 16.<br />

The zoarium is discoidal and formed of two lamellae back to back.<br />

The zoa'cia of the external face are oriented toward the zoarial mar-<br />

gins; the zooecia of the inner face are oriented toward the center.<br />

The apertiira has a distal rimule.<br />

Genotype.—Diplotaxis placentula Reuss, 1867. Latdorfian.<br />

Genus CONESCHARELLINA D'Orbigny, 1851.<br />

1851. ConeschareUina D'Okbigny, Paleontologle francaise. Terrain Cre-<br />

tace, vol. 5, p. 446.<br />

.<br />

The zoarium with lunoecia. The zoaria which have the form of a<br />

low cone or un arched disk only show a single hijQr of zocecia,<br />

Avliile their inner cavity is occupied by numerous avicularia placed<br />

in horizontal layers. Ovicells may occur. (After Levinsen, 1909.)<br />

The apertura has a distal rimule.<br />

Genotype.—Conesdiarellma cancellafM Busk, 1852.<br />

Range.—Mi ocene-Uecent<br />

The lunoecia are the openings of special compensation zoceciules.<br />

Genus BIPORA Whitelegge, 1887.<br />

1887. Biporn Whitelegge, Notes on some Australian Polyzoa. Proceed-<br />

ings Linnean Society, New South Wales (2), vol. 2, p. 337.<br />

The zoarium with lunoecia. The zoaria are plate-like or fanshaped<br />

with two layers of zocecia ; ovicells are not found. (x\fter<br />

Levinsen, 1909.) The apertura has a proximal rimule.<br />

Genotype.—Bipora u7nbonata Haswell, 1880. Recent.<br />

Genus FLABELLIPORA D'Orbigny, 1851.<br />

1851. Flabellipo7'a D'Orbigny, Paleontologie frangaise. Terrain Crfitace,<br />

vol. 5, p. 432.<br />

The zoaria, which have no lunoecia, are plate-like, two-layered ;<br />

no<br />

ovicells. (After Levinsen, 1909.) The apertura has a proximal<br />

rimule.<br />

Genotype.—Flahellipora elegans D'Orbigny, 1851. Recent.<br />

Genus MAMILLOPORA Smitt, 1872.<br />

1872. Mamillopora Smitt, Floridian Bryozoa, pt. 1, Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps<br />

Akademiens Handlingar, vol. 10, No. 11, p. 33.<br />

The zoaria, which have no lunoecia, are plate-like, two-layered; no<br />

submedian cardelles. There are some avicularia between the zooecia.<br />

The ovicelled zooecia are much larger; their apertura is not trans-<br />

verse.<br />

Genotype.—Mamillopora cupula Smitt, 1872. Recent. (Florida.)

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