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Heliophyllum

Extinct genus of corals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heliophyllum
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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][2] They were mostly solitary animals, although some were colonial.[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.[3] This genus used its nematocysts to stun prey.

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