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Trocholites ammmius. — Shell discoid, volutions rounded; septa very 
distinct forming grooves. Length, 11 inches. Locality ^ near New- 
port, Herkimer county. 
Orthostoma. 
Shell spiral; spire plain convex; terminal volution ending in a straight 
tube; septa few, distant, plain. 
Orfiostoma communis. — Common in the upper layer of the birds-eye 
limestone. 
Phragmolites. 
Shell in the form of an Ammonite; all the volutions exposed, conti- 
guous; septa with numerous small undulations, each lobe forming the 
segment of a circle. 
Phragmolites compressus. — Shell discoid, periphery sharply carinated. 
Locality y near Middleville, Herkimer county. 
Respectfully submitted, 
T. A. COlifRAI), PalcemtologisL 
His Excellency 
Gov. William L. Marcy. 
