†Pygites Haan and Buckman 1906 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Pygopidae
Parent taxon: Pygopinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Pygope
Subtaxa: Pygites diphyoides Pygites magomaevi
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Czechia (22 collections), Hungary (7), Slovakia (1), Spain (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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