Bulletins of American paleontology . g fossil in North-Carolina provesthe close analogy between the miocene of France and that ofthe southern States, and it seems that the new species reallyreplaces the C. acntangulata in our miocene beds. I am indebted to I. Lea, Esq., of Philadelphia, for speci-mens for comparison. It occurs at Mr. Flowers marl bed on the Cape county. KETICULATA. (Fig. 119.) Shell thick, ovate, spire acute, whirls about six, and angulat-ed and ornamented by prominent, longitudinal and revolvingridges, which produce a cancellated surface. ColumuUa wit
Bulletins of American paleontology . g fossil in North-Carolina provesthe close analogy between the miocene of France and that ofthe southern States, and it seems that the new species reallyreplaces the C. acntangulata in our miocene beds. I am indebted to I. Lea, Esq., of Philadelphia, for speci-mens for comparison. It occurs at Mr. Flowers marl bed on the Cape county. KETICULATA. (Fig. 119.) Shell thick, ovate, spire acute, whirls about six, and angulat-ed and ornamented by prominent, longitudinal and revolvingridges, which produce a cancellated surface. ColumuUa withseveral strong oblique sharp folds; outerlip traversely ridged within. KAXELLA CAUDATA. (Fi^ Shell turbinate, winged;whirls four or tive, angulat-ed and strongl^y ridged longi-tudinally ; surface traversedby lesser revolving opj^osite ridges are pro-duced more than the others,«>ne of which forms the margin of the outer lip ; canal longand straight. Common on the coast, and rather rare in themiocene of %
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