†Synamplexoides Stearn 1956 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae
Synonym: Leptelasma Sytova 1979
Parent taxon: Amplexidae according to J. Chen et al. 1997
See also McLean 1985 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Altaiophyllum, Amplexoides, Amplexus, Arnplexus, Bordenia, Heterophrentis, Lindstroemophyllum, Liuzhaiphylloides, Pilophyllia, Protopilophyllum
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (2: Manitoba collections), Mongolia (4), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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