Pseudoamplexus

Pseudoamplexus
Temporal range: 439–391.9 Ma

DevonianSilurian

Pseudoamplexus from Lower Devonian of Coglians
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Rugosa
Genus: Pseudoamplexus
Smyshlyaeva 1948

Pseudoamplexus is an extinct genus of horn corals belonging to the order Rugosa. [1]

Fossil record

Fossils of Pseudoamplexus are found in marine strata from the Devonian to the Silurian (age range: from 439.0 to 391.9 million years ago.). Fossils are known from the Czech Republic, Italy, Russia, Tajikistan, United States and China. [1]

Description

Pseudoamplexus has a unique horn-shaped chamber with a wrinkled wall. These corals have a bilateral symmetry, with a skeleton made of calcite and divided by horizontal plates. They lived on the sea floor, in reef and in shallow subtidal waters. [1]

References

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