Holophragma mitrata

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Holophragma mitrata
Temporal range: Wenlock?–Ludlow?
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Rugosa
Order: Stauriida
Family: Lykophyllidae
Genus: Holophragma
Species:
H. mitrata
Binomial name
Holophragma mitrata
(Schlotheim, 1820)

Holophragma mitrata is an extinct species of rugose coral mainly known from the island of Gotland. It is horn shaped and can grow to about 40mm in length. The calyx is relatively deep and the septa runs from its ridge to the floor. The cardinal septa is not very dominant. [1] It was described by Schlotheim in the year 1820 under the name Hippurites mitratus. [2]

References

  1. LIV.—PYCNACTIS, MESACTIS, PHAULACTIS, GEN. NOV., AND DINOPHYLLUM, LIND. T.A.Ryder. Magazine of Natural history. 1926.
  2. "Holophragma mitrata". Fossiilid.info. Retrieved 2019-06-07.