Coral - Kodonophyllum

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Silurian tabulate coral from Shropshire Tabulata, commonly referred to as tabulate corals, are an order of extinct forms of coral that have been discovered and studied. They are almost always colonial, forming colonies of individual hexagonal cells known as corallites defined by a skeleton made of calcite, resembling a honeycomb in appearance. Adjacent cells are joined together through small pores. Their defining feature is their well-developed horizontal internal partitions (tabulae) within each cell, but reduced or absent vertical internal partitions (septa). They are generally smaller than rugose corals, but vary significantly in shape, ranging from flat to conical to spherical. Around 300 species have been documented and described. Among the most common tabulate corals found in the fossil record are Aulopora, Favosites, Halysites, Heliolites, Pleurodictyum, Sarcinula, and Syringopora. Tabulate corals with massive skeletons often contain endobiotic symbionts such as cornulitids and Chaetosalpinx. This object was scanned using an Artec spider scanner and processed using Artec studio 12 by C. Greenall. This object is scanned by Fossils in Shropshire