†Protopilophyllum Ivanovskiy 1963 (horn coral)
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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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