''Aulopora'' is an extinct genus of
tabulate coral characterized by a bifurcated budding pattern and conical
corallite
A corallite is the skeletal cup, formed by an individual stony coral polyp, in which the polyp sits and into which it can retract. The cup is composed of aragonite, a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, and is secreted by the polyp. Corallit ...
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Colonies commonly encrust hard substrates such as rocks, shells and
carbonate hardgrounds.
References
Tabulata
Prehistoric cnidarian genera
Fossil taxa described in 1829
Paleozoic life of Ontario
Paleozoic life of Alberta
Paleozoic life of Manitoba
Paleozoic life of New Brunswick
Paleozoic life of Newfoundland and Labrador
Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
Paleozoic life of Nunavut
Paleozoic life of Quebec
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