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Heliophyllum halli ✝
| Description | 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. This genus used its nematocysts to stun prey. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliophyllum_halli, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : Heliophyllum : Heliophyllum halli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Zaphrentidae : Heliophyllum : Heliophyllum halli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Heliophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Heliophyllum halli Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 403 - 392 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 382 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. F. Cleland. 1903. Fauna of the Hamilton Formation of the Cayuga Lake section in central New York. United States Geological Survey 60(206) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliophyllum_halli |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Heliophyllum halli bellonense subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliophyllum halli halli subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliophyllum halli joshuense subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1851 | Heliophyllum halli Edwards and Haime |
References
| Cleland H. F. (1903) Fauna of the Hamilton Formation of the Cayuga Lake section in central New York, United States Geological Survey 60 206 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
