Lithostrotion

Lithostrotion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Cnidaria
Class:Anthozoa
Order:Rugosa
Family:Lithostrotionidae
Genus:Lithostrotion
Fleming, 1828

Lithostrotion is a genus of rugose coral which is commonly found as a fossil within Carboniferous Limestone. Lithostrotion is a member of the family Lithostrotionidae. The genus Lithostrotion, a common and readily recognised group of fossils, became extinct by the end of the Palaeozoic era.[1]

Species

Amongst the various species of the Lower Carboniferous coral family Lithostrotionidae recorded in Britain are the following:

References


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