Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (13860079004).jpg of a New Species of Coral from the Middle Lias of <br> Oxfordshire By Eobert F Tomes Esq F G S Eead <br> June 22 188 1 <br> Since the publication of my paper on the Fossil Corals of the Lias <br> published in the Society's Journal in 1878 only one new species <br> has to my knowledge been obtained from the Middle Lias of this <br> country although an interesting series has been secured from the <br> Angulatus-be s of the Lower Lias of Worcestershire I refrain for <br> the present from remarking upon the latter but describe the Middle <br> Lias species as follows ” <br> Fig 1 ” Two Galices of Thamnastraea Synastrsea Walfordi Tomes <br> Three times nat size <br> llllltffe <br> Thamnastr ia Synastrsea Waleordi n s <br> The corallum has a rounded depressed form and has the upper <br> surface evenly and slightly convex The outer margin is thin <br> The calices are round rather superficial far apart and irregu- <br> larly placed but with a tendency to a linear arrangement either in <br> straight lines or curves <br> The septa and septal costae are nearly straight and have a di- <br> stinctly radiate composition without any indication of a parallel <br> arrangement of the costae <br> The union of the costae with those of adjoining calices is usually <br> at an angle which is sometimes very distinct and probably indi- <br> cates the position of a rudimentary wall <br> The septa and septal costae are nearly of uniform thickness many <br> of them anastomose near to the columella into which they pass <br> They are long rather thin and there is no indication of their being <br> perforate or having a moniliform margin <br> The columella is small and composed of papillae <br> The synapticulae are rather numerous distinct and resemble those <br> of typical Fungidae 36935864 113692 51125 Page 95 Text 38 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/36935864 1882 Geological Society of London NameFound Thamnastraea NameConfirmed Thamnastraea NameBankID 4367373 Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 38 1882 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 36935864 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/36935864 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-04-15 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/13860079004 2015-08-26 07 57 46 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1882 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |