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Around the three hexagonal bodies, forming the articulating surface, 
is a series of six other hexagonal bodies, which are articulated with 
the former; four of these bodies are shewn in the figure; the other 
two cannot easily be shewn in this view of the specimen. To these, 
another series of smaller hexagonal bodies appear to have been united, 
four of which now only remain. It is impossible to determine from this 
fossil, in its present state, what was its original complete form ; but, 
as far as can be judged from the arrangement of the few remaining 
ossiculae, it may be concluded that its form was somewhat similar to 
that of Mr. Beaumont's, Plate XVII. Fig. 3. This conclusion will, I 
think, be strengthened by the examination of some other fossils, which 
have hitherto been too little regarded. 
Subjoined to a letter of Dr. Capeller to Scheuchzer, on the study of 
Lithography, &c.* are figures of three different encrini, which appear 
to be referable to the species just treated of. 
These are described as Stony Gothlandic Encrini or Stars, with ar- 
ticulated rays or fingers, and ossiculcB like carpal bones, proceeding 
from the extremity of the trochitse, different from any encrini hitherto 
known. 
One of these, here represented, Plate XVII. Fig. 10, taken from 
Fig. 3, of Dr. Capeller s plate, very much resembles, in its carpal part, 
the fossil figured Plate XVII. Fig. 1. The figure from Dr. Capeller’s 
plate, besides pointing out the similarity between that fossil and the 
fossil in my possession, figured above. Fig. 1, serves also to shew 
that the encrinite, described by Mr. Lister and Mr. Beaumont, are 
also of a similar kind. The fossil remains, which I possess, are suffi- 
ciently similar, in their trochital articulating surface and general form, 
to evince their affinity with the English fossils ; whilst the disposition 
of the metacarpal ossicuae of the one, at Plate XVII. Fig. 1, makes 
out the relationship of both with the Gothlandic encrini of Dr. Ca- 
* Epistola ad J. J. Scheuchzerum, 1729. 
