Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21:1923-2607
Parent taxon: Pontisiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anteridocus, Bodrakella, Divaricosta, Lirellaria, Lissorhynchia, Pontisia, Prelissorhynchia, Wellerellina
Subtaxa: Antronaria dissona Antronaria emarginata Antronaria indentata Antronaria mesicostalis Antronaria pluricosta Antronaria specialis Antronaria speciosa Antronaria spectabilis Antronaria titania Antronaria transversa Antronaria voluminosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (87: New Mexico, Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Nunavut)
Total: 89 collections including 124 occurrences
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