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BRITISH FOSSIL CORALS 



i 



In the Collections of the Geological Society, British Museum, Rev. P. B. Brodie, F.G.S., 

 R. Tomes, Esq., &c. 



This is the largest simple Coral of the British Fossil Coral-fauna, and is readily distin- 

 guished. Its variability of shape almost equals that of Montlivaltia rugosa, Wright. J 



There are some fragmentary Corals in the Marlstone, but their genera are doubtful ; 

 and the cast of a Montlivaltia was found by Mr. Charles Moore at Wells, but I cannot de- 

 termine the species. 



The Corals from the Middle Lias are — 



L LepidophjUia Hebridensis, Duncan. 

 ,3. Montlivaltia Fictoria, ,, 



XXI. Total number of Species of Madreporaria which can be distinguished 



IN THE Lias op the British Islands. 



the zone of Ammonites planorbis . 



2' 





anc/ulatus . 



50 





Bucldandi . 



7 





obtusus . . . 



r- 





raricostatus . 



4 





Jamesoni . . . 



1 





Henleyi . 



. 1 



66 

 From the Upper Lias described by MM. 

 Milne-Edwards and Jules Haime^ ... 1 



Total 



67 



Lower Lias . 



. 64 



Middle Litis . 



. 2 



Upper Lias . . 



. 1 



Total 



67 



' See page 65. 



Some are common to this and the next zone. 

 3 ' Brit. Foss. Corals,' Pal. See, 



