J63. CONTRIBUTION TO 



words, "One specimen has the anal opening at the top of a short proboscis, composed of small 

 pieces." Ttie specimen referred to was (Sc/it^o&toius (not Cribroblastus of this newly proposed* 

 classification) Sayi and I can now make the number two. I might also add that both specimens^ 

 have the "central orifice" neatly roofed over by minute plates. In the June, 1901, number of the- 

 same publication I figured the above mentioned specimen on Plate xxviii in a paper entitled 

 "Two new Genera and some new Species of Fossils from the Upper Palaeozoic Rocks of Missouri."' 



The Dr.' s eyes were not open or he would have seen these mentions unless my descriptions- 

 and illustrations were too insufficient to be recognized. 



There are many other points upon which we would take issue with the learned Dr. but our 

 space is limited here and we shall have to beg leave to continue the discussion at another time. 

 As to the insufficiency of the descriptions and illustrations of our specimens we might say, in a 

 passing way, that the verdict of this scientific Solomon does not disturb us in the least. If we 

 thought his condemnation of them would result as disastrously as the verdict of the scientific 

 world will with his proposed classification we would feel miserable indeed. By the way, it 

 might not be out of place to state here that Dr. Hambach has never seen a type of ours, and. 

 what is just as certain, never will. It is this fact that rankles in his bosom. 



By way of a short review, we condemn every one of his new genera to oblivion since they 

 were erected upon already valid names. 



Of his eighteen new species, fifteen at least are synonyms of older species and we add to 

 these, of his previously described species Pentreniites ahhreviatus, Pentrcmites gemmiformis, Pcn- 

 trcmitcs sampsoni, Pcntfcmites potteri, P. broadheadi, P. spinosus, P. basilar is, P. nodosiis, Codo- 

 nites campannlatus . The first of these is a synonym of Pentreniites godoni, the second of Pentre- 

 7nites calycimis; the third, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth of Pentreniites snlcattis. The fourth is a 

 synonym of Schizoblastus sayi. 



Pentreniites tulipaforinis is a synonym for P. cervinus. 



P. obtiisus and P. angiistus are mere varieties of P. conoideus as will be recognized by any 

 one that ever collected at Boonville, where a handful of the specimens will show every gradation 

 between the two forms. P. turbinatus is the young 0/ some larger form. P. Bradleyi — P. godoui, 

 P. serratus is an extravagant form of P sulcatus. Serrations less numerous and less regular oc- 

 cur on many of the specimens of Sulcatus from Kentucky, Crihroblastus incisus — Granatocrinus 

 projectus. Cidaroblastus parvus was described from insufficient material and unreeonizable, 

 Cribroblastus vevvuaosus— Schizoblastus sayi, Cribroblastus tenuistriatus — Lophoblastus inopinatnSf 

 C. Schucherti is a synonym of Granatocrinus spinuliferus, Rowley. 



Saccoblastus ventricosus — Metablastas bipyrainidalis, Globoblastus magnificus— Orbitreniites- 

 norwoodi, Globoblastus ornatus and G. Spathatus — Lophoblastus aplatns so far as can be made ou| 

 from the insufficient drawings and descriptions, C. tenuis — G. roemeri. 



DOLATOCRINUS NODOSUS, M. & G., Rowley. 



Plate 48. Figs. 1, 2, 3. 



The beautiful specimen we have illustrated agrees well with Miller & Gur- 

 ley's type, save that the radial ray to the right of the anal area has but one 

 costal. 



The number of arms is the same but two respiratory pores to each arm base 

 are visible on our specimen. The sutures of the three basal plates are shown. 

 The body is flattened but hardly concave save the slightly excavated column 



