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DESOEIPTITE CATALOGUE 



Gemis TRIPLOPORELLA, Stcinmanu. 



[Xeues Jalirb. f. Miii., 1880, vol. 2, p. 130.] 



Steiiimaim gave no generic diagnosis of this genus, but de- 

 scribed it fully, and his original description was much estended 



C. 



B. 



Text-fig. 5.— Triploporclla FraaM, Steinniann. A. A portion of tlie Lebanou 

 Cretaceous rock with specimens of Triploporclla, natural size. B. A 

 fragment of Tripilopiirdla, X 2, C. An enlarged fragment showing 

 a, (he primary branching, l), the secondary branch system, c, the axis 

 orokoi across. Ai'ter Steinniann. 



by the examination of furtlier specimens from !Mesieo (sec Stein- 

 raann, 1899). According to Lim Triploporella is a member of 

 the DasycladaoeaB of Turonian and Ccnomanian age, which had 

 a wide geographical distrilmtion, as is evidenced by the Iavo 

 localities in which it has been found, viz. Syria and Mexico. 

 It has some of the characters both of the Aeetabulariea? and the 



