A monograph of the British fossil corals - kreidefossilien.de
A monograph of the British fossil corals - kreidefossilien.de
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INTRODUCTION.<br />
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4. Genus Micbabacia.<br />
Milne Edw. and J. Haime, Comptes rendus, vol. xxix, p. 71, 1849.<br />
Corallum simple, lenticular, plano-convex. Septa not extremely numerous, straight.<br />
Wall scarcely echinulate, and perforated in a regular manner.<br />
Typ. sp., Micmbacia coronula, nob. ; Fungia coromda, Goldfuss, Petref. Germ., vol. i, tab. xiv, fig. 10.<br />
5. Genus Anabacia.<br />
D'Orbigny MSS. ; Milne Edw. and J. Haime, loc. cit., p. 71, 1849.<br />
Corallum simple and lenticular. Septa extremely numerous, thin, and projecting on<br />
<strong>the</strong> un<strong>de</strong>r si<strong>de</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> corallum without forming a distinct basal wall or plate. Fossula<br />
shallow.<br />
Typ. sp., Anabacia orbulites, nob. ; Fungia orbulites, Lamouroux, Exp. Meth., tab. Ixxxiii, figs. 1, 2, 3.<br />
6. Genus Genabacia.<br />
Milne Edw. and J. Haime, Comptes rend., t. x.xis, p. 71, 1849.<br />
CoraUum composite, formed by a parent coraUite similar to Anabacia, bearing young<br />
calicula arranged circularly.<br />
Typ. sp., Genabacia stellata, nob. ; Fungia stellata, D'Archiac, Mem. Soc. Geol. France.<br />
7. Genus Herpolitha.<br />
Eschscholtz, Isis, 1825 ; Haliglossa, Ehrenberg, Corall., p. 50, 1834 ; Herpetolithus, Leuckart ; Dana, Zooph.,<br />
p. 306, 1846.<br />
Corallum composite, free. Calicula sub-radiate, and <strong>of</strong> two sorts ; <strong>the</strong> central ones<br />
multi-lamellate, and arranged in a Une ;<br />
<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs pauci-lamellate, and dispersed irregularly.<br />
Septa strong, and alternately thick and thin. Un<strong>de</strong>r surface <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> common basal wall<br />
very echinulate.<br />
Typ. sp., Herpolitha limacina, nob. ; Madrepora piletis, Ellis and Solan<strong>de</strong>r, op. cit., tab. xlv.<br />
8. Ge7ms Ckyptabacia.<br />
Milne Edw. and J. Haime, Comptes rend., t. xxix, p. 71, 1849.<br />
Corallum composite, free and convex above. Calices distinctly radiate ; <strong>the</strong> central<br />
ones arranged in a line, and more distinct than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs. Septa short, and not numerous.<br />
Un<strong>de</strong>r sm-face <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> common basal walls strongly echinulated.<br />
Typ. sp., Cryptalatia talpa, nob. ; Fungia talpa, Lama.rck, Hist, <strong>de</strong>s An. sans Vert., t. ii, p. 237.