Cyclolites sp.

3,00 â‚¬

Series: Eocene.

Origin: Allons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, France.

Measurements: 1.7 cm x 1.5 cm

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Cyclolites It is a genus of cnidarians anthozoans (class of animals that exclusively present the polyp state, they do not present a jellyfish state.) belonging to the order scleractinians (Scleractinia) because they have sclerites that give them protection (stony corals or hard corals). These sclerites are hard pieces produced by specialized cells and made of calcite, a type of calcium carbonate. So it is said that they secrete a skeleton of calcium carbonate.​ The corals of the genus Cycloseris They are mostly solitary and free-living.

They belong to the subclass Hexacorallia. The hexacoralarios They present hexaradial symmetry (gastrovascular cavity divided into many chambers by septa or sarcosepts. These sarcosepts are usually in a number multiple of six and have tentacles, also in number a multiple of six.).