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Heliophyllum

Heliophyllum
Temporal range: Mid Devonian
~392–376 Ma
Heliophyllum halli Bethany Center Centerfield 2.jpg
H. halli; Centerfield Limestone Member (Middle Devonian), Bethany Center, New York
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Zoantharia
Order: 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. The genus had a wide distribution. Fossils of H. halli have been found in the fossil rich Floresta Formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia.


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