Halysites


Halysites is an extinct genus of tabulate coral. Colonies range from less than one to tens of centimeters in diameter, and they fed upon plankton.
These tabulate corals lived from the Ordovician to the Devonian. Fossils of Halysites species have been found in the sediments of North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Species

Species in the genus Halysites include:Halysites catenularia Linnaeus, 1767Halysites encrustans BuehlerHalysites grandis Sharkova, 1981Halysites infundibuliformis BuehlerHalysites junior Klaamann, 1961Halysites louisvillensis StummHalysites meandrina TroostHalysites magnitubus BuehlerHalysites priscus Klaamann, 1966Halysites regularis Fischer-Benzon, 1871Halysites senior Klaamann, 1961