Pseudoamplexus

Pseudoamplexus
Temporal range: Devonian–Silurian
Pseudoamplexus from Lower Devonian of Coglians
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: †Rugosa
Genus: †
Smyshlyaeva 1948

Pseudoamplexus is an extinct genus of horn corals belonging to the order Rugosa.[1]

Fossil record

Fossils of Pseudoamplexus are found in marine strata from the Devonian to the Silurian (age range: from 439.0 to 391.9 million years ago.). Fossils are known from the Czech Republic, Italy, Russia, Tajikistan, United States and China.[1]

Description

Pseudoamplexus has a unique horn-shaped chamber with a wrinkled wall. These corals have a bilateral symmetry, with a skeleton made of calcite and divided by horizontal plates. They lived on the sea floor, in reef and in shallow subtidal waters.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Paleobiology Database


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