p. 1

4p448
=(columnae Lam)

Genus Favistella Hall, Palaeont.
of N.Y. vol 1 p 275 (1847)

Coral massive, hemispheric or
globose, composed of polygonal
tubes or cells, which increase by
interstitial tubes, or by lateral
developments of tubes upon the
margin of hte mass; cells divided
transversely by closely arranged
diaphragms, and longitudinally
by radiating dissepiments; extrem—
ities of the tubes starform; rays
(disseptiments} about twelve,
more or less, meeting
in the centre; the rays generally
reach one half as two third of
the distance from the margin to
the centre.

Lat. favus, honeycomb, + stella a star.