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Amplexopora

Extinct genus of moss animals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[1]

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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.

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