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11. GENUS ENCRINITES. 
TRUE LILY-SHAPED ANIMAL, 
Generic Character. 
A Crinoidal animal with a column formed of numerous round depressed 
joints, adhering by a radiating grooved surface, and becoming subpentangular 
near the pelvis, which is composed of five pieces, giving a lateral insertion to the 
first series of costal plates, to which thesecond series and scapulæ succeed, whence 
the tentaculated arms or fingers proceed, formed by double series of joints. 
Observation. 
The animals of this genus have not hitherto been found in a living state, nor 
do I believe that their remains have been discovered in England. They ap- 
pear to be of very local occurrence. As there occurs but one species Encri- 
nus moniliformis, its illustrative Plate xı, forms also an explanation of the ge- 
neric character. 
I. SPECIES ENCRINITES MONILIFORMIS. 
BEAD COLUMN’D TRUE LILY-SHAPED ANIMAL. 
Specific Character. 
À Crinoidal animal with a column-formed of numerous round joints, alter- 
nately, as they approach the pelvis, larger and smaller, becoming subpentan- 
gular when nearly in contact with it. On the pelvis, formed of five pieces, ad- 
here laterally the first series of coste, on which the second series of coste is 
placed, succeeded by the scapul from which the ten tentaculated. arms or 
fingers proceed. 
Animal permanently affixed by exuded indurated matter. 






