A pictorial atlas of fossil remains, consisting of coloured illustrations selected from Parkinson's "Organic remains of a former world," and Artis's "Antediluvian phytology." . he mouth is consequently situated to the left of the observer;the same species occurs with the spire in the usual direction. This shell is theMurex {Fusus) contrarius, of Parkinson. Figs. 7, & 8. Under and upper view of another species of Euomphalus {E. rugosus, of Sowerby),from the Wenlock limestone, Dudley. Fig. 9. An enlarged view of fig. 10. A shell of the genus Sigai-etus.—Mr. Morris thinks it is mere
A pictorial atlas of fossil remains, consisting of coloured illustrations selected from Parkinson's "Organic remains of a former world," and Artis's "Antediluvian phytology." . he mouth is consequently situated to the left of the observer;the same species occurs with the spire in the usual direction. This shell is theMurex {Fusus) contrarius, of Parkinson. Figs. 7, & 8. Under and upper view of another species of Euomphalus {E. rugosus, of Sowerby),from the Wenlock limestone, Dudley. Fig. 9. An enlarged view of fig. 10. A shell of the genus Sigai-etus.—Mr. Morris thinks it is merely an operculum of a small univalve. Fig. 11. a chambered cephalopodous shell {Lituites lituus, of Hisinger), from Silurian strata,Sweden. Figs. 12, & 13. These curious contorted bodies are named Vermicnlifce by Mr. occur in the cream-coloured limestone of Pappenheim and Solenhofen. Theyare termed Lumhricaria colon by Goldfuss; and Cololites by M. Agassiz; thelast-named eminent naturahst has demonstrated that they are the fossilized intestinesof fishes.^ Medals of Creation, pp. 425—427. - See Dr. Bucklands Bridgewater Essay, vol. li. plate fOSSIL FAUNA. 135 PLATE LVIII. Fossil Shells. Fig. 1. Part of a hexahedral Serpulite.—Mr. Parkinson. Fig. 2. A silicified mass of delicate filiform serpulse, from the upper greensand of Devonshire {Serpula fiUformis, of Sowerby).Fig. 3. Portion of a species of Siliquaria, from tertiary strata, France. It is the shell of an Annelide related to 5. A spiral Serpulite (it resembles the Serpula conica); probably from the cretaceous beds of the Isle of 6, is a piece of polished sandstone, from the upper greensand of Wiltshire, the markings on which are produced by sections of a species of Serpula {Vermetus concavus, of Sowerby).—Mr. 7. A species of Vermetus ; from Bayonne?Figs. 8, & 9. A species of Vermetus which abounds in the coarse arenaceous limestone of Bognor Rocks, in Sussex [
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