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. Corals and coral islands. Coral reefs and islands; Corals. ALVEOPORA VERRILLIANA, D. cells, giving; them the ''tabulate" character of the ancient Favosites, as represented by the author in the annexed figure. VERTICAL SECTION OF CORALLUM, AND UPPER VIEW OP CALICLES, ENLARGED, OP ALVEOPORA SPONGIOSA, D. exhibiting a section of the corallum of a Feejee species. On account of this tabulate structure, the genus was referred by the author to the Favosites family. A related species, of un- known locality, has beeri made the type of a new genus, called Favositipora, by Mr. "W. S. Kent, on
. Corals and coral islands. Coral reefs and islands; Corals. ALVEOPORA VERRILLIANA, D. cells, giving; them the ''tabulate" character of the ancient Favosites, as represented by the author in the annexed figure. VERTICAL SECTION OF CORALLUM, AND UPPER VIEW OP CALICLES, ENLARGED, OP ALVEOPORA SPONGIOSA, D. exhibiting a section of the corallum of a Feejee species. On account of this tabulate structure, the genus was referred by the author to the Favosites family. A related species, of un- known locality, has beeri made the type of a new genus, called Favositipora, by Mr. "W. S. Kent, on the ground of its tabu- late character (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1870), thus confirming, though overlooking, the author's 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 Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895. New York : Dodd & Mead
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