Halysites
Halysites (meaning chain coral) is an extinct genus of tabulate coral.[1] Colonies range from less than one to tens of centimeters in diameter, and they fed upon plankton.[2]
Halysites | |
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Halysites sp. from the Silurian of Ohio; view of colony surface. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Family: | †Halysitidae |
Genus: | †Halysites von Waldheim 1828 |
Species | |
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These tabulate corals lived from Ordovician to Silurian (from 449.5 to 412.3 Ma). Fossils of Halysites species have been found in the sediments of North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.[3]
Species
Species in the genus Halysites include:[3][4][5][6]
- Halysites catenularia Linnaeus, 1767
- Halysites encrustans Buehler
- Halysites grandis Sharkova, 1981
- Halysites infundibuliformis Buehler
- Halysites junior Klaamann, 1961
- Halysites louisvillensis Stumm
- Halysites meandrina Troost
- Halysites magnitubus Buehler
- Halysites priscus Klaamann, 1966
- Halysites regularis Fischer-Benzon, 1871
- Halysites senior Klaamann, 1961
References
- Boardman, R.S. (1987). Fossil Invertebrates. Blackwell. p. 714.
- Feldman, R.M.; Hackathorn (1996). Fossils of Ohio. Ohio Division of Geological Survey Bulletin 70. pp. 577 .
- Paleobiology Database
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Mindat.org
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