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Pygopidae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Pygopidae

Taxonomy
Pygopidae was named by Muir-Wood (1965).

It was assigned to Dyscolioidea by Williams et al. (2006); and to Discolioidea by Bujtor and Albrecht (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Pygopidae Muir-Wood
2006Pygopidae Williams et al. p. 2140
2022Pygopidae Bujtor and Albrecht p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDyscolioideaFischer and Oehlert 1891
familyPygopidaeMuir-Wood 1965
familyPygopidaeMuir-Wood 1965

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Pygopidae Muir-Wood 1965
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G. †Dyscoliope Vörös 2022
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Dyscoliope guttula Vörös 2022
G. †Glossothyris Douville 1879
Subfm. †Pygopinae Muir-Wood 1965
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G. †Pygites Haan and Buckman 1906
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Pygites diphyoides d'Orbigny 1849
Pygites magomaevi Komarov and Sannikova 2009
G. †Pygope Link 1830
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Pygope catulloi Pictet 1867
Pygope diphya Colonna 1835
Pygope janitor Pictet 1867
Pygope vomer Vígh 1981
Invalid names: Antinomia Catullo 1851 [synonym]
G. †Sphenope Vörös 2013
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Sphenope bifida Vörös 2013
Sphenope misilmerensis Gemmellaro 1871
Subfm. †Triangopinae Mancenido 1993
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Invalid names: Terebratula erbaensis Pictet 1867 [synonym]
Securithyris filosa Canavari 1880
Securithyris paronai Canavari 1880
G. †Triangope
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available