Subfamily Pyrgomatinae Gray 1825 (coral barnacle)

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae

Parent taxon: Pyrgomatidae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Ceratoconchinae, Megatrematinae

Subtaxa: Arossella Australhoekia Cantellius Cionophorus Creusia Darwiniella Eohoekia Galkinius Hiroa Hoekia Neopyrgoma Neotrevathana Nobia Parahoekia Pyrgoma Pyrgopsella Pyrgospongia Savignium Trevathana

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Type: Pyrgoma

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)

• Pliocene of Spain (1), United States (2: Florida)

• Miocene of Algeria (11), Austria (1), Fiji (1), Malta (1), Moldova (1), Morocco (3)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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