Anthozoans, or corals, are a diverse group of cnidarians that build complex living structures out of calcium. They are incredibly successful, having about 1500 living species today. Each individual coral animal is called a polyp; these can be either colonial or solitary. They filter feed with numerous stinging tentacles and represent one of the mostContinue reading “Anthozoans”
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Monoplacophora
Monoplacophora is a little known molluscan group that is represented by one species at Seven Stars. They have traditionally been viewed as the original stem mollusk, as they are among the first undoubted mollusk fossils to be found in the Cambrian. They are still alive today, but unlike many fossil forms, inhabit deeper waters thatContinue reading “Monoplacophora”