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Grewingkia

Extinct genus of corals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grewingkia is a genus of extinct Paleozoic Rugose corals, found in Indiana. It contains at least one species, Grewingkia canadensis, which lived during the Ordovician Period.

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