| Lithostrotion | |
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| Fossil on display at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Subclass: | †Rugosa |
| Family: | †Lithostrotionidae |
| Genus: | †Lithostrotion Fleming, 1828 |
Lithostrotion is a genus of rugose coral which is commonly found as a fossil within Carboniferous Limestone. Lithostrotion is a member of the family Lithostrotionidae. The genus Lithostrotion, a common and readily recognised group of fossils, became extinct by the end of the Palaeozoic era.[1]
- ^ "Coral Fossils". museumvictoria.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2022.