Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Alternative combination: Pugnoides transversus
Full reference: R. E. King. 1931. The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda. The University of Texas Bulletin 3042:1-245
Belongs to Antronaria according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
See also King 1931
Sister taxa: Antronaria dissona, Antronaria emarginata, Antronaria indentata, Antronaria mesicostalis, Antronaria pluricosta, Antronaria specialis, Antronaria speciosa, Antronaria spectabilis, Antronaria titania, Antronaria voluminosa
Type specimen: YPM 12518, a valve (Dorsal valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (16: Texas collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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