Biology:Acervulariidae

Short description: Coral

Acervulariidae Temporal range: Ordovician–Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Acervularia ananas, on display at Natural History Museum, London
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Subclass:	†Rugosa
Order:	†Stauriida
Family:	†Acervulariidae Fromentel, 1861

Acervulariidae is an extinct family of horn coral. These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived during the Devonian, Silurian and Ordovician periods.

Genera

Genera within this family include:

• Acervularia
• Diplophyllum
• Oliveria
• Rhapidophyllum

Distribution

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q33135543 entry