Pugnax (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae

Synonyms: Physetorhyncha, Physetorhynchia , Striatopugnax

Parent taxon: Pugnacidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Allorhynchoides, Cavatisinurostrum, Chapinella, Coeloterorhynchus, Colophragma, Dimensionaequalirostrum, Eopugnax, Evanidisinurostrum, Filigreenia, Globulirhynchia, Hypseloterorhynchus, Kwangsirhynchus, Longdongshuia, Ningbingella, Pammegetherhynchus, Parapugnax, Paromoeopygma, Perrarisinurostrum, Pleuropugnoides, Propriopugnus, Solidipontirostrum, Trifidorostellum, Ujandinella, Zilimia

Subtaxa: Pugnax kayseri Pugnax keyserlingi Pugnax latesinuata Pugnax morahensis Pugnax osagensis Pugnax sublaevis Pugnax utah

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Bolivia (1), China (3), Laos (1), Pakistan (8), United States (5: Alaska, Texas)

• Virgilian of United States (1: Ohio)

• Carboniferous to Permian of Bolivia (1)

• Carboniferous of Australia (1), China (1), Ireland (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (1: Utah)

• Devonian of Australia (2), Austria (2), Canada (3: Alberta, Ontario), China (1), France (1), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (4), Tajikistan (1), United States (2: Alaska, Colorado)

Total: 50 collections including 66 occurrences

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