Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1969. New Permian brachiopods from west Texas. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 1:1-20
Parent taxon: Pontisiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anteridocus, Antronaria, Bodrakella, Divaricosta, Lirellaria, Lissorhynchia, Prelissorhynchia, Wellerellina
Subtaxa: Pontisia boodi Pontisia costata Pontisia exoria Pontisia franklinensis Pontisia kingi Pontisia longicosta Pontisia magnicostata Pontisia nanas Pontisia parva Pontisia robusta Pontisia stehlii Pontisia truncata Pontisia ventricola Pontisia wolfcampensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Guatemala (1), Mexico (1), Thailand (7), Turkey (1), United States (94: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas), Venezuela (4)
• Carboniferous of United States (6: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 115 collections including 123 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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