Amplexopora
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Amplexopora is a genus of bryozoans of the family Amplexoporidae, known in the rock record from the Ordovician to the Permian periods. Species belonging to this genus were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders. Their colonies showed a very great variety in shapes.
Amplexopora is a genus of bryozoans of the family Amplexoporidae, known in the rock record from the Ordovician to the Permian periods. Species belonging to this genus were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders. Their colonies showed a very great variety in shapes.
Selected species
Amplexopora conferta (Coryell, 1921) Amplexopora gigantea (Termier and Termier 1971) Amplexopora tezakensis (Termier and Termier 1971) Amplexopora minnesotensis (Ulrich, 1893) Amplexopora winchelli (Ulrich, 1886)
Distribution
Fossils of this genus have been found in Permian of Afghanistan, in Silurian of Norway, Russia and United Kingdom and in Ordovician of Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, United States.
References
Paleobiology Database Sepkoski's Online Genus Database
External links
Fossils and strata of the Type Cincinnatian TAXA REPORTED FROM THE TYPE-CINCINNATIAN
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