Lissochonetes Dunbar and Condra 1932 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative spelling: Chonetes (Lissochonetes)

Full reference: C. O. Dunbar and G. E. Condra. 1932. Brachiopoda of the Pennsylvanian System in Nebraska. Geological Survey of Nebraska Bulletin, Second Series 5:1-377

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

See also McKee 1938 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brachiosvalbardia, Capillonia, Chonetinetes, Dyoros, Eolissochonetes, Kitakamichonetes, Komiella, Leiochonetes, Leurosina, Quadrochonetes, Sulcataria, Tivertonia

Subtaxa: Lissochonetes amazonicus Lissochonetes assula Lissochonetes avicula Lissochonetes bipartita Lissochonetes geinitzianus Lissochonetes geronticus Lissochonetes koksuensis Lissochonetes latus Lissochonetes magnus Lissochonetes morahensis Lissochonetes parvisulcatus Lissochonetes rotundatus Lissochonetes superba Lissochonetes tareiaensis Lissochonetes taubensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection)

• Permian to Triassic of India (2)

• Permian of Bolivia (2), Canada (1: British Columbia), China (4), India (3), Japan (4), New Zealand (1), Pakistan (13), Peru (2), the Russian Federation (18), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (7), United States (32: Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada)

• Virgilian of United States (32: Illinois, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas)

• Desmoinesian of United States (1: Kansas)

• Pennsylvanian of Belize (1)

• Namurian of Australia (1)

• Carboniferous of Argentina (2), Australia (2), Peru (2), the Russian Federation (4), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2), United States (53: Alaska, California, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas)

Total: 190 collections including 203 occurrences

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