VENTRICULITE

Ven*tric"u*lite, n. Etym: [See Ventriculus.] (Paleon.)

Definition: Any one of numerous species of siliceous fossil sponges belonging to Ventriculites and allied genera, characteristic of the Cretaceous period.

Note: Many of them were shaped like vases, others like mushrooms. They belong to the hexactinellids, and are allied to the Venus's basket of modern seas.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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