Aulopora
Extinct genus of corals
Aulopora Temporal range: Late Ordovician–Capitanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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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]
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