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Extinct genus of corals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Syringopora is an extinct genus of phaceloid tabulate coral.[1] It has been found in rocks ranging in age from the Ordovician to the Permian, although it was most widespread during the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous periods. Among other places, it has been found in the Columbus Limestone in Ohio,[2] and in the Spring Branch Member of the Lecompton Limestone in Kansas.[3]
Syringopora Temporal range: Ordovician-Permian | |
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Syringopora; Boone Limestone (Lower Carboniferous) near Hiwasse, Arkansas. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | †Tabulata |
Family: | †Syringoporidae |
Genus: | †Syringopora Goldfuss 1826 |
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