Halysites (meaning chain coral) is an extinct genus of tabulate coral.[1] Colonies range from less than one to tens of centimeters in diameter, and they fed upon plankton.[2]
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| Halysites sp. from the Silurian of Ohio; view of colony surface. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | †Tabulata |
| Family: | †Halysitidae |
| Genus: | †Halysites von Waldheim 1828 |
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These tabulate corals lived from the Ordovician to the Devonian (from 449.5 to 412.3 Ma). Fossils of Halysites species have been found in the sediments of North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.[3]
Species
editSpecies in the genus Halysites include:[3][4][5][6]
- Halysites catenularia Linnaeus, 1767
- Halysites encrustans Buehler
- Halysites grandis Sharkova, 1981
- Halysites infundibuliformis Buehler
- Halysites junior Klaamann, 1961
- Halysites louisvillensis Stumm
- Halysites meandrina Troost
- Halysites magnitubus Buehler
- Halysites priscus Klaamann, 1966
- Halysites regularis Fischer-Benzon, 1871
- Halysites senior Klaamann, 1961
References
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- ^ Boardman, R.S. (1987). Fossil Invertebrates. Blackwell. p. 714.
- ^ Feldman, R.M.; Hackathorn (1996). Fossils of Ohio. Ohio Division of Geological Survey Bulletin 70. pp. 577 [1].
- ^ a b Paleobiology Database
- ^ "Search Results - Halysites".
- ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ^ Mindat.org
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