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one wanting in the other group. page 128
On page 146 of the same word he thus
amazingly described the species-
"Koch. Char. - Orbed, orbicular, small,
no cardinal area or delineation; spinal
appendages very large, filling the greater
part of the skull.
This very interesting proof furnishes all
the external characters of the Teretratulae
due united to the internal structure of
the fingers, to which latter family it
truly belongs. Prof. Cuvier is the only
author who has recognized the group;
he from a part of his last observations of the
same species, but gave no characters
to distinguish it from Teretratula;
the internal structure is, however, a
sure guide.
The above is all he wrote about
it at that time.
On page 147 in regard to Leconstrictus
he said "that of. it and uncommon"