Plicochonetes Paeckelmann 1930 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative spelling: Chonetes (Plicochonetes)

Parent taxon: Plicochonetini according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004

See also Reed 1944, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Plicochonetes geniculatus Plicochonetes jilinensis Plicochonetes ornatus Plicochonetes paeckelmanni Plicochonetes weiningensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (1)

• Carboniferous of Australia (6), Canada (2: Alberta), Ireland (3), Mexico (1), the United Kingdom (19), United States (30: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, New mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1), Germany (10), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 78 collections including 83 occurrences

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