| Pseudoamplexus | |
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| Pseudoamplexus from Lower Devonian of Coglians | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | † Rugosa |
| Genus: | † Pseudoamplexus Smyshlyaeva 1948 |
Pseudoamplexus is an extinct genus of horn corals belonging to the order Rugosa. [1]
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]
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]
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