Amplexopora
| Amplexopora Temporal range: from Ordovician to Permian, 466.0–268.0 Ma | |
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| Fossils of Amplexopora petasifomis. Ordovician, Covington (Kentucky) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Order: | Trepostomata |
| Genus: | Amplexopora |
Amplexopora is a genus of Bryozoan known in the rock record from the Ordovician to the Permian periods. Species belonging to this genus were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.
Selected species
- Amplexopora gigantea Termier and Termier 1971
- Amplexopora tezakensis Termier and Termier 1971
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.
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