Waagenites Paeckelmann 1930 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Synonyms: Chonetes (Dienerella) Reed 1931 [objective synonym], Dienerella Reed 1931 [objective synonym]

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

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

Sister taxa: Rugaria, Sulcirugaria, Waterhouseiella

Subtaxa: Chonetes (Dienerella) robinsoni Waagenites aequicosta Waagenites artemovkensis Waagenites asinuata Waagenites auriferus Waagenites barusiensis Waagenites deplanata Waagenites dichotoma Waagenites elegans Waagenites grandicosta Waagenites irregularis Waagenites mediplicata Waagenites squamulifera Waagenites stani Waagenites sureshanensis Waagenites trapezoidalis Waagenites tumenlingensis Waagenites wynnei Waagenites yunnanensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection)

• Permian of Australia (3), China (23), Malaysia (2), Myanmar (1), Pakistan (63), the Russian Federation (5), United States (11: Alaska, Nevada, Utah)

• Carboniferous of United States (3: Alaska)

Total: 112 collections including 139 occurrences

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