PLATE 32 I). 
Fig. 1. 172. 1. Delthyris lynx. (Pag- 133.) 
1 a, b, c, d. A series of specimens, showing the gradations in size, and the increase in number of plications as 
the shell becomes older. The smaller specimeu 1 a has three plaits in the sinus and four on the mesial 
lobe, with seven on each side, thus : 7 ■§• 7. In 1 b, there is the partial development of a fourth plica¬ 
tion in the sinus, and a fifth on the mesial lobe, though there is no increase in the number of lateral 
ones. In c and d, there is a full development of the § medial plications, and 10 lateral ones. 
1 e and f, are front views of a and d. 1 g. Profile view of d. 
1 h. Ventral valve of another form, showing extended beaks. Medial plications -f ; lateral ones 13 on each side. 
1 i. Front view of the same. 
1 k, l, m, o, q, s, u. A series of western specimens, with the mesial and lateral plications (7 ■§■ 7 ) ; showing 
no tendency to increase of either number, though the size of the shell increases as in the previous series. 
Figures 1 m, q and s, show' the cardinal extremities more extended and acute than in the other forms ; 
w'hile the specimens o and u have the cardinal extremities shorter, scarcely equalling the width of the 
shell. 
1 n, p, r, t, are front views of 1 m, o, q, u, respectively. 
I a, b. Cardinal and profile views of an extremely globose specimen, having the cardinal line much less than 
the width of the shell, and the extremities rounded : the area is broad, and very well defined. The 
plications are 7 3- 7. 
1 c. Dorsal valve of a specimen, having the cardinal line extended beyond the width of the shell, and ter¬ 
minating in short acute ears. 
1 d. Front view of the last, show’ing the plications, w'hich are 10 f 10. 
1 e. Profile view of the same. 
1 f. Cardinal view of another specimen, with the extremities extending beyond the greatest width of the shell 
below. 
1 g & h. Front view and profile of a specimen similar in form to 1 b, but having the plications 10 10. The 
cardinal line is less than the width of the shell. 
1 1, k. Front view and ventral valve of a cuboidal specimen, showing some irregularity in the development of 
the plications ; a single one on the sinus and two on the medial lobe being fully developed, with smaller 
ones on each side, while the lateral plications are six and seven. 
The following present some deviations from the prevailing forms, and approach to the Spirifer dentatus of de 
Verneuil : 
1 l, m, n. Ventral, dorsal, and profile view of a small specimen, with the plications arranged thus : 5 | 5. 
1 o, p, q. Ventral, front, and profile view, having the same form and proportions as the last, but having an 
additional plication upon each side. 
1 r, s, t, u. Ventral valve, front, cardinal, and profile views of the same specimen, which is remarkably 
extended on the hinge. This specimen has a single fully developed plication in the sinus and two on the 
mesial lobe, with the rudiment of another on each side of the sinus and of the mesial lobe, while the 
lateral plications are ten on each side. 
