dactyloporidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. dactyl opora, and fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] 1. Biol.: A family of Imperforate Foraminifera, sub-tribe Miliolida. By some they are held to be calcareous alge. The succe ive chambers of the multilocular test or shell have no direct communication with one another, but simply cohere by their walls. 2. Palæont.: The Dactyloporide range from the Trias till now. Vast ma es of Tria ic limestone in the Bavarian and Tyrolese Alps are formed from their remains. ( Nicholson . ) dăc-tyl-op-ter-oŭs, a. [Gr. daktylos =a finger, and pteron a wing, a fin.] Ichthy.: An epithet applied to fish which have the inferior rays of their pectoral fins either wholly or partially free.