Holophragma mitrata

Holophragma mitrata; Temporal range: Wenlock?–Ludlow? PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Holophragma mitrata shown from two different views.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Rugosa
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

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

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[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.

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