Page:Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, vol. 26.djvu/421

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Family Oculinidae.

Division Oculinaceoe.

15. Amphihelia incrustans, Duncan. No. 3, Upper Coralline beds, Cape Otway.

Family Fungidae.

Subfamily Lophoserinoe.

16. Palaeoseris Woodsi, Duncan. Hamilton tertiaries, Muddy Creek.

17. Cycloseris tenuis, Duncan. No. 7, 2 miles east of the river Gellibrand.

Family Astraeidae.

Subfamily Eusmilinoe.

Division Trochosmiliaceoe.

18. Conosmilia elegans, Duncan. Geelong tertiaries.

19. — anomala, Duncan. Hamilton tertiaries.

20. — striata, Duncan. Geelong tertiaries.

21. — lituolus, Duncan. No. 9, 3 miles west of the river Gellibrand.

Division Lithophylliaceoe.

22. Antillia lens, Duncan. Hamilton tertiaries.

Section MADREPORARIA PERFORATA.

Family Madeporidae.

Subfamily Eupsamminoe.

23. Balanophyllia campanulata, Duncan, No. 4.

24. — seminuda, Duncan. Hamilton tertiaries.

25. — armata, Duncan. Hamilton tertiaries.

26. — tubuliformis, Duncan. Hamilton tertiaries.

27. — fragilis, Duncan. Hamilton tertiaries.

28. — australiensis, Duncan. Hamilton tertiaries.

29. — Selwyni, Duncan. No 3, Upper coral-beds.

30. — cylindrica, Mick., var. No. 1, 1-1/2 mile west of Cape Otway.

31. — Ulrichi. Duncan. No. 1, 1-1/2 mile west of Cape Otway.

IV. Description of the Species.

1. Caryophyllia viola, Duncan and Woods. Plate XIX. fig. 1. Turbinolia viola, Woods, MS.

The coral is cuneiform and very much compressed at the base, which is rounded inferiorly. The calice is elliptical and shallow. The septa are delicate ; the principal are exsert and rounded, having large lateral spiny granules. There are six systems of septa, and four cycles. The first three orders are nearly equal ; but the septa of the fourth and fifth orders are small, curve towards and touch the tertiary. The pali are tall rounded lobes on the tertiary septa ; they are stout, larger than the end of the septa, and are sparsely granular. The columella is long and papillary. The costae are visible to the base, are slightly wavy in their course, are separated by di-