Amplexoides Wang 1947 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae

Parent taxon: Amplexidae according to J. Chen et al. 1997

See also Hill 1956, Hill 1981, McLean 1985 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Altaiophyllum, Amplexus, Arnplexus, Bordenia, Heterophrentis, Lindstroemophyllum, Liuzhaiphylloides, Pilophyllia, Protopilophyllum, Synamplexoides

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of China (1 collection)

• Silurian of Australia (5), Canada (10: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Quebec), China (12), Japan (1), United States (2: Alaska, Nevada)

Total: 31 collections including 34 occurrences

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