Heterocoral
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heterocoral is a noun meaning A coral from the extinct Paleozoic order Heterocorallia.
Meaning
A coral from the extinct Paleozoic order Heterocorallia.
Example Sentences
Heterocoral apparently descended unsuccessfully from Rugosa.
The presumed oldest heterocoral is Tetraphyllia devonica (Yoh, Jin, Zhen & Xie, 1984) from the Lower Devonian (Late Emsian) of Yunnan, southern China.
Word Forms
- heterocorals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include octocorallian, hexacorallian, heterostracan, coralliid, coral, coralivore.
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