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Something is known, therefore, of the early stages in each 

 of the four groups or orders proposed by the writer. ^ The 

 Atremata, Neotremata, and Protremata are represented by a 

 single genus only in each; Glottidia, Discinisca, and Laca- 

 zella, respectively; and the Telotremata, by CisteUa, Tere- 

 bratulina, and Liothyrina. Were Glottidia and Discinisca as 

 well known as CisteUa, TerebratuUna, and Lacazella, some 

 comparisons could undoubtedly be made which would en- 

 lighten many obscure points of anatomy and morphology, as 

 well as give clearer insight into the history and origin of 

 each group. 



CisteUa and Terebratulina are taken as standards of the 

 embryological development on account of the completeness 

 with which they have been studied, and because their j)oints 

 of difference are not great. LacazeUa shows such peculiar 

 features that its history must be discussed sej)arately. The 

 nepionic Glottidia and Discinisca, too, present characters 

 which evidently had an early history somewhat different 

 from CisteUa or Terebratulina. 



In taking up the review of the observed stages of growth, 

 an attempt will be made to fix their limitations. To this 

 end the admirable nomenclature proposed by Hyatt ^'^'^ is 

 here adopted, as it is more convenient and of wider applica- 

 tion and significance than the terms heretofore used. Thus 

 far this system has been employed principally in studies relat- 

 ing to the Mollusca, and its application to the Brachiopoda 

 will necessarily require some illustration and explanation. 

 In the preface to " Genesis of the Arietidffi " Hyatt has pre- 

 sented a summary of the theoretical opinions resulting mainly 

 from his studies in the Cephalopoda. It is believed that 

 nearly the same ground may be covered in the Brachiopoda, 

 and thus the truth of these deductions will receive further 

 evidence from another class of organisms. 



Embryonic Stages. 



The true embryonic stages are classified by Hyatt as Pro- 

 tcmbryo, Mesembryo, Metembryo, Neoembryo, and Typembryo. 



