Heliophyllum Temporal range:
Mid Devonian
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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 | |
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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] 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.