A monograph of the British fossil corals - kreidefossilien.de
A monograph of the British fossil corals - kreidefossilien.de
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BRITISH FOSSIL CORALS.<br />
4. Gentis Microsolena.<br />
Lamouroux, Exp. meth., p. 65, 1821.<br />
Corallum differing from <strong>the</strong> preceding genus by <strong>the</strong> structure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> septa, <strong>the</strong> perforations<br />
<strong>of</strong> which are much larger than in Coscinaraja, and 1)y <strong>the</strong> existence <strong>of</strong> a strong,<br />
common epi<strong>the</strong>ca.<br />
Typ. sp., Mierosoleua fiorosa, Lamouroux, op. eit., tab. Ixxiv, fig. 24.<br />
5. Genus Goniopora.<br />
Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. <strong>de</strong> I'Astr., Zooph., p. 218, 1833 ; Goniopora and Porastrea, Milne Edw. and<br />
J. Haime, Comptes rend, <strong>de</strong> I'Acad. <strong>de</strong>s Sc, t. xxvii, p. 49fi, 1848.<br />
Corallum having distinct, elevated vt^alls, <strong>of</strong> a fenestrate structm-e. Callces <strong>de</strong>ep.<br />
Columella spongy. Septa well <strong>de</strong>veloped, and fenestrate. No pali.<br />
Typ. sp., Goniopora pedunculata, Quoy and Gaimard, Voyage <strong>de</strong> I'Astrolabe, Zooph., tab. xvi,<br />
figs. 9-11.<br />
6. Genus Rhodar^a.<br />
Milne Edw. and J. Haime, Comptes rend., t. xxis, p. 259, 1849.<br />
Corallum with thick walls, ra<strong>the</strong>r high. Septa rudimentary. Pali greatly <strong>de</strong>veloped,<br />
and forming a rosette in <strong>the</strong> centre <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> calice.<br />
p. 266.<br />
Typ. sp., Rhodarcea calicidaris, nob.; Astrea ealicidaris, Lamarck, Hist, <strong>de</strong>s An. sans Vert., t. ii,<br />
7. Ge7ius Porar^a.<br />
Milne Edw. and J. Haime, Comptes rend., t. sxix, p. 259, 1849.<br />
Walls thin, and wi<strong>de</strong>ly fenestrated. Septa formed by a series <strong>of</strong> spiniform processes,<br />
which sometimes ramify towards <strong>the</strong> centre <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> visceral cavity, so as to constitute a sort<br />
<strong>of</strong> spurious columella.<br />
Typ. sp., Poraraa fenesfrata, nob. ; Poeillopora fenestrata, Lamarck, Hist, <strong>de</strong>s An. sans Vert., t. ii,<br />
p. 275 ; Milne Edw. and J. Haime, Ann. <strong>de</strong>s Sc. Nat., Z"" serie, vol. ix, fig. 1.<br />
8. Ge?ms Holar^^a.<br />
Milne Edw. and J. Haime, Comptes rend., t. xxix, p. 259, 1849.<br />
Calices mth distinct polygonal margins, ra<strong>the</strong>r <strong>de</strong>ep. Septal apparatus composed <strong>of</strong><br />
irregular trabiculse, completely blen<strong>de</strong>d with <strong>the</strong> walls, and constituting thus a <strong>de</strong>licate<br />
spongy mass. Columella fasciculate and short.<br />
Typ. sp., Holaraa Parisiensis, nob. ; Alveolites Parisiensis, Michelin, Icon. Zooph., pi. xlv, fig, 10.