Grewingkia

Grewingkia
Temporal range: Ordovician[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Cnidaria
Class:Anthozoa
Order:†Rugosa
Family:†Streptelasmatidae
Genus:†Grewingkia
Dybowski, 1873
Species: †G. canadensis
Binomial name
Grewingkia canadensis
(Billings, 1862)[2]
Synonyms
List
  • Grewingkia rustica
  • Streptelasma rusticum
  • Streptelasma vagans Foerste, 1909
  • Streptelasma insolitum Foerste, 1909
  • Streptelasma dispandum Foerste, 1909

Grewingkia is a genus of prehistoric corals, found in North America. It contains at least one species, Grewingkia canadensis.

References

  1. ↑ Cnidarian Fossils From The Ordovician Period
  2. ↑ Cincinnatian Fossils and Stratigraphy
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