Heliophyllum

Heliophyllum; Temporal range: Mid Devonian; ~392–376 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	H. halli; Centerfield Limestone Member (Middle Devonian), Bethany Center, New York
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Subclass:	†Rugosa
Family:	†Zaphrentidae
Genus:	†Heliophyllum; Hall 1846
Species
	H. canadense; H. damesianum; H. dianthus; H. halli; H. truncatum;

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] The genus had a wide distribution. Fossils of H. halli have been found in the fossil rich Floresta Formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia.^[2] This genus used its nematocysts to stun prey.

References

^ Heliophyllum at Fossilworks.org
^ Giroud López, 2014, p.39

Bibliography

Giroud López, Marie Joëlle (2014), El Mar en la Localidad Tipo del Devónico Medio, del Municipio de Floresta - Boyacá, Colombia, Universidad de La Habana, pp. 1–174, retrieved 2017-03-31

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[FWHeliophyllum-1] Heliophyllum at Fossilworks.org

[Giroud-2] Giroud López, 2014, p.39

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