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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3. Ge7lUS ViRGULARIA.<br />
Lamarck, Hist, <strong>de</strong>s Anim. sans Verteb. vol. ii, p. 429, 181G.<br />
Differs from Pennatula by <strong>the</strong> length <strong>of</strong> its shaft and <strong>the</strong> shortness <strong>of</strong> its pinnules,<br />
which assume <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> lunate lobes, or simple transverse striae. Axis cylindrical,<br />
calcareous, very long, slen<strong>de</strong>r, tapering, and presenting in its transverse section a radiate<br />
structure.<br />
Typ. sp., Viryularia mirahilis, Lamk. ; Pennatula niirabilis, Miiller, Zool. Danica, vol. i, tab. xi.<br />
3. Geims Pavonari.-v.<br />
Cuvier, Regne Animal, vol. iv, p. 8.5, 1816 ; Funicularia, Lamarck, op. cit., p. 423, 181 G.<br />
Polype mass vu'gate ; <strong>the</strong> polypi not retractile, arranged on one si<strong>de</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> stem.<br />
Axis quadrangular, long, and very tapering.<br />
Typ. sp., Pavonaria quadrangularis, Cuv. ; Pennatula antennina, Lin. ; Johnston, Brit. Zooph., tab. xx.xi.<br />
4. Getius Graphularia.<br />
Corallum styliform, straight, very long, cylindroid towards <strong>the</strong> lower extremity, subtetrahedral<br />
at <strong>the</strong> upper part, and presenting on one si<strong>de</strong> a broad shallow furrow. Transverse<br />
section showing <strong>the</strong> existence <strong>of</strong> a thin coating, and a radiate structm'e in <strong>the</strong> body<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> coral.<br />
Typ. sp., Graphularia We<strong>the</strong>relli, nob. ; Pennatula, Sowerby and We<strong>the</strong>rell, in Geol. Trans. 2d series,<br />
vol. V, part i, p. 136, tab. viii. fig. 2.<br />
5. Genus Umbelltjlaria.<br />
Cuvier, Regne Animal, vol. iv, 1807.<br />
Resembling Pavonaria, but having all <strong>the</strong> polypi collected in a terminal bunch at <strong>the</strong><br />
extremity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> stem. Axis quadrangular and twisted.<br />
Typ. sp., Umbellularia Groenlandica, Cuv. ; Hydra Marina arctica, Ellis, Corallines, tab. xxxvii.<br />
6. Genus Veretillum.<br />
Cuvier, Regne Animal, vol.<br />
iv.<br />
Resembhng Pennatula, but not having any lateral pinnules, with <strong>the</strong> polypi<br />
arranged all round <strong>the</strong> upper part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> stem. Axis rudimentary, and <strong>of</strong> a fonn almost<br />
navicular.<br />
Typ. sp., Feretillum cynomorium, Cuvier; Pennatula diyitifonids, Ellis.