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Pseudoamplexus

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Pseudoamplexus
Temporal range: 439–391.9 Ma DevonianSilurian
Pseudoamplexus from Lower Devonian of Coglians
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Subclass: Rugosa
Genus: Pseudoamplexus
Smyshlyaeva 1948

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

Fossil record

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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

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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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