Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae
Full reference: C. H. C. Brunton. 1984. Silicified brachiopods from the Visean of County Fermanagh, Ireland (III). Rhynchonellids, Spiriferids and Terebratulids. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Geology Series) 38(2):27-130
Parent taxon: Pugnacidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Brunton 1984
Sister taxa: Allorhynchoides, Cavatisinurostrum, Chapinella, Coeloterorhynchus, Colophragma, Dimensionaequalirostrum, Eopugnax, Evanidisinurostrum, Filigreenia, Globulirhynchia, Hypseloterorhynchus, Kwangsirhynchus, Longdongshuia, Ningbingella, Pammegetherhynchus, Parapugnax, Paromoeopygma, Perrarisinurostrum, Pleuropugnoides, Pugnax, Solidipontirostrum, Trifidorostellum, Ujandinella, Zilimia
Subtaxa: Propriopugnus pugnus
Type: Anomites pugnus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Ireland (3 collections), the United Kingdom (14)
• Devonian of the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Alaska, Pennsylvania)
• Silurian of United States (1: California)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.