Protopilophyllum Ivanovskiy 1963 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae

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

See also Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of China (1 collection)

• Ordovician of China (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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