Foraminifera from the Coast of Norwaij. 



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The species described or noticed in the sequel may be tabu- 

 lated with their genera and subgenera as follow. 



The foregoing general observations on the characters and rela- 

 tions of the Foraminifera will be illustrated in several points by 

 details of structure and habit in the following descriptions. We 

 shall not^ however, oifer a general resume of the relations of the 

 genera and species here described, much less can we attempt 

 to draw up a classification of the Foraminifera. Dr. Carpenter 

 truly observes that the subject is still far too incompletely worked 

 out for even the exact determination of the species and genera. 



The following descriptions are offered as supplying materials to- 

 wards a future classification ; they are drawn up sometimes with- 

 out reference to any ali'eady-established generic types, especially 

 in cases where the relations of a species or genus seem to have 

 been more or less misunderstood, or in want of clearer elucida- 

 tion. To give some tangible form, however, to our observations 



