Pseudoamplexus

Pseudoamplexus Temporal range: 439–391.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Devonian–Silurian
Pseudoamplexus from Lower Devonian of Coglians
Scientific classification
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[]

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]

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