Amplexizaphrentis illizidensis Aretz 2011 (horn coral)

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

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