Heliophyllum
Extinct genus of corals
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Heliophyllum is an extinct genus of corals that existed predominantly in the Devonian. Heliophyllum is of the order Rugosa and can be referred to as horn corals.[1][2] They were mostly solitary animals, although some were colonial.[1] The genus had a wide distribution. Fossils of H. halli have been found in the fossil rich Floresta Formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia.[3] This genus used its nematocysts to stun prey.
| Heliophyllum Temporal range: Mid Devonian ~ | |
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| H. halli; Centerfield Limestone Member (Middle Devonian), Bethany Center, New York | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | †Rugosa |
| Family: | †Zaphrentidae |
| Genus: | †Heliophyllum Hall 1846 |
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