Pugnax morahensis Waagen 1883 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchonella morahensis

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1883. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 2. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):391-546

Belongs to Pugnax according to F. R. C. Reed 1944

See also Waagen 1883

Sister taxa: Pugnax kayseri, Pugnax keyserlingi, Pugnax latesinuata, Pugnax osagensis, Pugnax sublaevis, Pugnax utah

Type specimen: Its type locality is Morah, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Wynne coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Pakistan (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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