ON SOME AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY CORALS. 187 
are of importance, when we remember how badly preserved and 
how worn fossils often are from which new species and genera 
are created. A little wearing down may make a world of 
ifference, when the classification rests on slight details, This 
department of Natural — — awaits its Linneus to found 
a system that all would accept. ve not it is true those 
definite organs with ascertained faneticns that botanists possess, 
and probably we shall not have until the living animals are 
tter understood. For most of our corals we must resign all 
hope of any further stad than that which the stony portion 
will furnish, as the majority have flourished as past beauties of 
the earth’s history, and are only known now as fossils. But 
light, and much light sear — adios ga which still mite and 
probably for this we m In the meantime I hav wh 
attention to these pcre grees abler AB more learned asia 
may follow u 
a: of anew ee were the only ita gg — 
ath 
of new in| roumekabie | re ave en 
Dr irre to ee in another genus, Prof. Duncan’s pe gph 
and some other Tr species since discovered, for reasons which will 
appear. 
Mapreporarta aporosa. Fam. TuRBINOLID2#. 
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Tae wigrgts ae Edw. § Haime, aia 
) 1 y tertiary— 
e of Italy, Pliocene of Tuscany, Eocene of India. This 
genus was erected for species, all of which are highly oe 
ith spines and crests, which is imperfectly represented in 
worn specimen of doubtful character, the diagnosis of which I 
r examples in better preserva servation. 
