Chelononia Cooper and Grant 1974 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1974. Permian brachiopods of West Texas, II. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 15:233-793

Parent taxon: Streptorhynchinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcitreta, Arctitreta, Bothrostegium, Drahanorhynchus, Kiangsiella, Notostrophia, Pseudostreptorhynchus, Streptorhynchus, Taimyropsis, Tropidelasma

Subtaxa: Chelononia neali Chelononia straminea

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Type: Chelononia neali

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Mexico (1 collection), United States (9: Texas)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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