Heliophyllum Explained

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. 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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  1. Book: Ward, David J. . Fossils . Keates . Colin . 2021 . DK Publishing . 978-0-7440-3000-6 . New [American] . Smithsonian handbooks . New York . 50 . on1277191888.
  2. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=4880 Heliophyllum
  3. Giroud López, 2014, p.39