Zhexichonetes Liang 1982 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Full reference: W. Liang. 1982. Brachiopod taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:186-256

Parent taxon: Capillomesolobinae according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2017

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Capillomesolobus, Hexigtenichonetes, Mesolobus, Tenuichonetes

Subtaxa: Zhexichonetes longispina

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Type: Zhexichonetes longispina

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Luotanggang, Jiangshan County (Permian of China)

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