†Amplexizaphrentis illizidensis Aretz 2011 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
Full reference: M. Aretz. 2011. Corals from the Carboniferous of the central Sahara (Algeria): the collection "Marie Legrand-Blain". Geodiversitas 33(4):581-624
Belongs to Amplexizaphrentis according to M. Aretz 2011
Sister taxa: Amplexizaphrentis exzentrica, Amplexizaphrentis pustulosa, Zaphrentoides (Amplexizaphrentis) californicus, Triplophyllites (Triplophyllites)
Type specimen: Its type locality is Assekaifaf, ML 517, which is in an Asbian/Brigantian marine limestone/shale in the Assekaifaf Formation of Algeria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Assekaifaf, ML 517
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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