Aulopora
Appearance
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Aulopora Temporal range:
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Aulopora from the Silica Shale (Middle Devonian) of northwestern Ohio. Image shows colony origin encrusting a brachiopod. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | †Tabulata |
Family: | †Auloporidae |
Genus: | †Aulopora Goldfuss 1829 |
Aulopora is an extinct genus of tabulate coral characterized by a bifurcated budding pattern and conical corallites.[1] Colonies commonly encrust hard substrates such as rocks, shells and carbonate hardgrounds.[2]
References
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Categories:
- Tabulata
- Prehistoric cnidarian genera
- Fossil taxa described in 1829
- Paleozoic life of Ontario
- Paleozoic life of Alberta
- Paleozoic life of Manitoba
- Paleozoic life of New Brunswick
- Paleozoic life of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
- Paleozoic life of Nunavut
- Paleozoic life of Quebec
- Prehistoric cnidarian stubs
- Anthozoan stubs