PLATE XXVII. 
(Figures 1-17 by E Emmons; 18,by F. B. Meek; 19, 20 by li. P. Whitfield.) 
Legend: D. Deltidium. d. Dental plates. 
s^. Transverse delthyrial plate. a. Adductor scars. 
T. Tubular portion of plate. r. Diductor scars. 
Genus SYRINGOTHYRIS, A. Winchell. 
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Syringothyris typa, a. Winchell. 
See Plate 26. 
Figs. 1, 2. Cardinal and ventral views of one of the original specimens; showing the normal form of the 
species. 
Fig. 3. A portion of the umbonal region of the pedicle-valve ; showing the dental plates and tubular 
transverse plate. 
Burlington limestone. 
Syringothyris texta, Hall. 
See Plate 26. 
Fig. 4. The exterior of a large brachial valve ; showing the prevailing extended form of the shell. 
Fig. 5. An internal cast of the pedicle-valve ; showing the impressions of the adductor and diductor scars. 
Fig. 6. The cardinal view of a specimen retaining both valves, and showing the usual elevation of the area. 
Fig. 7. The central cardinal portion of the pedicle-valve; showing the transverse delthyrial plate 
and the free, completed extremity of the tube which is elsewhere adherent to the inner surface 
of the plate. X 2. 
Fig. 8. A transverse section of the jiedicle-valve a short distance below the apex; showing the dental 
lamellae resting on the bottom of the valve, the transverse jilate and the adherent tube on the 
inner side. 
Fig. 9. A section of the same valve nearer the hinge and below the edge of the transverse plate. The 
free portion of the tube is seen to be open on the inner side. 
Fig. 10. A longitudinal axial section of conjoined valves; showing the extent of the internal tubular plate. 
The portion marked s' is the deltidial covering and is represented incorrectly, as it extends for 
only about two-thirds of the distance from the apex to the cardinal iirocess of the brachial 
valve. 
Fig. 11. A transverse section ; showing the form'and extent of the spiral cones. 
Fig. 12. An enlargement of the shell-structure; showing the minute, distant pores scattered among the 
fibers. 
Keokuk group. .New Providence, Indiana. 
Syringothyris Randalli, Simpson. 
Fig. 13. A cardinal view of an internal cast; showing the position of the deltidial covering, and the tubular 
extension of the apical plate. 
Fig. 14. An internal cast of the pedicle-valve ; showing the adductor and diductor scars. 
Fig. 15. A cardinal view of a specimen retaining the convex deltidial covering. 
Fig. 17. A cai'dinal view of the specimen represented in fig. 14; showing the position of the deltidial cov¬ 
ering and of the internal split tube. 
Fig. 16. A similar view of another specimen, in which the cast of the tubular plate is concealed by the 
upward projection of the filling of the delthyrial cavity. The position of the deltidial covering 
is not defined with sufficient distinctness in the figure. 
Waverly group. Warren, Penn. 
