horn coral

Just looked that up and I think that’s exactly what it is! Thank you so much 🙂

Greetings @olivia-mccrindld ! We have actually seen several several horn coral specimens from Ireland and Northern Ireland posted here over the past couple years. If it weren’t for its small size I would say you might have something like a Siphonophrentis. At any rate, it is probably safe to assume that this is a streptalasmatid horn coral. What…[Read more]

both genera seem plausible. even though it may not exactly be as the specimens that come up when l search up Siphonophrentis, it’s still quite big. bigger than the majority of horn corals posted here.

*exactly be as big as the

(correcting a typo)

Hi Matthew! Thank you so much for your comment! This has been so much fun looking through photos and doing some research on the species. I really appreciate the insight 🙂

Greetings @leonardo-miranda ! Thank you for your second opinion. My sentiments exactly.

And your welcome @olivia-mccrindld ! Glad we could help ! Upper Ireland is apparently known for its large horn corals. There are 3 large genera I know of. The last person to post before you was at the Siphonophyllia beds in Sligo.

I live in Ohio and have found the exact same horn coral in my yard digging my garden.