Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae
Synonyms: Physetorhyncha, Physetorhynchia , Striatopugnax
Parent taxon: Pugnacidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aikarhyncha, 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 sublaevis Pugnax utah
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Bolivia (1), China (3), Laos (1), Pakistan (8), United States (1: Alaska)
• Carboniferous to Permian of Bolivia (1)
• Carboniferous of Australia (1), China (1), Ireland (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (2: Ohio, 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: 46 collections including 61 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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