. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. PORIFERA. 203 No. 1173. Scyphia propinqua, Munst. (Syn. Eudea propinqua, D'Orb.) From the Middle Oolite, (Ehringen, Wir- teniberg. Price, $ No. 1174. Siphonia (Hallirhoa) costata, Lamouroux. (Syn. Polypothecia septemldba, Benett.) Two speci- mens. The fossil Porifera, belonging to this genus, have a comparatively symmetrical form. The body is bulbous and supported by a slender stem, which is composed of very fine parallel longitudinal tubes, ter minating o
. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. PORIFERA. 203 No. 1173. Scyphia propinqua, Munst. (Syn. Eudea propinqua, D'Orb.) From the Middle Oolite, (Ehringen, Wir- teniberg. Price, $ No. 1174. Siphonia (Hallirhoa) costata, Lamouroux. (Syn. Polypothecia septemldba, Benett.) Two speci- mens. The fossil Porifera, belonging to this genus, have a comparatively symmetrical form. The body is bulbous and supported by a slender stem, which is composed of very fine parallel longitudinal tubes, ter minating on the surface of the central cavity. The base of the stem was fixed by root-like processes. From the Upper Greensand, Warminster, England, and now in the private Geological Cabinet of Mr. Ward, of Size, $ No. 1175. Siphonia . Two specimens. From the Cretaceous (?), Germany, and now in the Ward Museum of the University of Rochester. Price $ No. 1176. Siphonia radiata ? From the Jurassic, Wirtemberg, and now in the Ward Museum of the Uni- versity of Rochester. Price, $ No. 1177. Siphonia pyriformis, Goldf. Two specimens. These pear shaped Sponges are from the Upper Greensand, Blackdown, England, ( a locality which has furnished many very interesting and peculiar forms of Ponifera), and are now in the Ward Museum, of the University of Rochester. Price, $ No. 1178. Spongia ramosa, Mant. This branched Sponge has cylindrical stems and branches, the terminations of the latter being rounded and full of pores. This specimen is completely in- crusted with flint, presenting a bizarre appearance. From the Chalk of Dover; England, and now in the Ward Museum, University of Rochester. Price, $ No. 1179. Spongia . Two specimens; silicified. From the Upper Chalk, Bridlington. England, and now in the private Geological Cabinet of Mr. Ward, Rochester. tv„ 11 on o • Price. $ No. 1180. Spongia . Silicified. From the same locality and Cabinet as the prec
Size: 1637px × 1526px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectfossils, bookyear1866
