Acervularia Explained

Acervularia is an extinct genus of horn coral. These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived during the Silurian (Wenlock and Ludlow ages) and Devonian periods.[1] [2]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian of United States and in the Silurian of Canada, Norway, Sweden, Ukraine and United Kingdom.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=5117 Paleobiology Database
  2. http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=64&rank=phylum Sepkoski Online