†subfamily Parachonetinae Johnson 1970 (lamp shell)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Parent taxon: Strophochonetidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Protochonetinae, Strophochonetinae
Subtaxa: Eccentricosta Parachonetes Pseudochonetes Squamatina
Type: Parachonetes
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (6 collections), Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Yukon Territory), China (13), Czechia (1), Kyrgyzstan (1), New Zealand (1), the Russian Federation (6), United States (11: Nevada, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania), Vietnam (5)
• Silurian of United States (1: Maine)
Total: 50 collections including 57 occurrences