| Halysites | |
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| Halysites sp. from the Silurian ofOhio; view of colony surface. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | †Tabulata |
| Family: | †Halysitidae |
| Genus: | †Halysites von Waldheim 1813 |
| Species | |
SeeSpecies | |
Halysites (meaningchain coral) is anextinctgenus oftabulate coral.[1] Colonies range from less than one to tens of centimeters in diameter, and they fed upon plankton.[2]
These tabulate corals lived from theOrdovician to theDevonian (from 449.5 to 412.3 Ma). Fossils ofHalysites species have been found in the sediments ofNorth America,Europe,Asia andAustralia.[3]
Species in the genusHalysites include:[3][4][5][6]
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