. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. 246 ACTINOPTERIA DEl'US8ATA. Hall. (Fig. IGO.) (, Vol. v., Pt. 1., p. Ill, Pis. XVII., XVIII., XX., LXXXIV.) Distinguishing Cliaracters.— Extreme obliquity; large size; long, well-defined wing; small ear,defined by a sulcus; regu- lar rounded radii, with smaller ones between, regularly inter- rupted by concentric la melhe; almost obsolete markings on right valve. Found in the Encrinal limestone, at Sections 5 and 0; in the Stictopora and Demissa beds, at Section 5; and in the Pleurodictyum beds, and the Ca
. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. 246 ACTINOPTERIA DEl'US8ATA. Hall. (Fig. IGO.) (, Vol. v., Pt. 1., p. Ill, Pis. XVII., XVIII., XX., LXXXIV.) Distinguishing Cliaracters.— Extreme obliquity; large size; long, well-defined wing; small ear,defined by a sulcus; regu- lar rounded radii, with smaller ones between, regularly inter- rupted by concentric la melhe; almost obsolete markings on right valve. Found in the Encrinal limestone, at Sections 5 and 0; in the Stictopora and Demissa beds, at Section 5; and in the Pleurodictyum beds, and the Calcareous bed above them, in Avery's Ravine. AcTiNOPTEKiA BOYDi. Hall. (Fig. 161.) (Pal. N. Y., A'ol. v., Pt. I., p. 113, Pis. XIX., LXXXIV.) Distinguishing Characters.— Less oblique than preceding; larger, less stronglv defined wing; continuous surface stria".. Frr;. 161. Actinopteria boydi. Left and right valves (from Hall i. Found in the Pleurodictyum beds, and the Calcareous bed above; also in the shales below the Xautilus bed. in Avery's Creek and on the Lake Shore (rare). Gents LEIOPTERIA. Hall [Ety. : Ldos, smooth ; pteria, a genus.] (1884: Pal. N. Y., Vol. V., Pt. I., p. .xiii.) Shell resembling Actinopteria in form, with a large wing, the extremity of which is procbiced. Rays absent. The liga- mental area is external, and marked by fine, parallel, longi- tudinal stria?. Lateral teeth one or two, oblique, slender. Cavity of the beak partially separated fi-om the anterior end by a short partition oi* Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Buffalo, N. Y. : Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
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