Aulopora

Aulopora; Temporal range: Late Ordovician–Capitanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Aulopora from the Silica Shale (Middle Devonian) of northwestern Ohio. Image shows colony origin encrusting a brachiopod.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	†Tabulata
Family:	†Auloporidae
Genus:	†Aulopora; Goldfuss 1829

Aulopora is an extinct genus of tabulate coral characterized by a bifurcated budding pattern and conical corallites.^[1] Colonies commonly encrust hard substrates such as rocks, shells and carbonate hardgrounds.^[2]

References

^ Boardman, R.S. (1987). Fossil Invertebrates. Blackwell. p. 714.
^ Feldman, R.M.; Hackathorn (1996). Fossils of Ohio. Ohio Division of Geological Survey Bulletin 70. p. 577.

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[Boardman-1] Boardman, R.S. (1987). Fossil Invertebrates. Blackwell. p. 714.

[Feldman_&_Hackathorn-2] Feldman, R.M.; Hackathorn (1996). Fossils of Ohio. Ohio Division of Geological Survey Bulletin 70. p. 577.

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