Heterophrentis Billings 1875 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae

Parent taxon: Amplexidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956, Merriam 1974 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Altaiophyllum, Amplexoides, Amplexus, Arnplexus, Bordenia, Lindstroemophyllum, Liuzhaiphylloides, Pilophyllia, Protopilophyllum, Synamplexoides

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Givetian of Morocco (2 collections)

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1), Canada (4: Ontario), China (2), Spain (1), United States (89: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio)

Total: 99 collections including 124 occurrences

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