Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Alternative combinations: Chonetes (Plicochonetes) simulata, Plicochonetes simulata
Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1944. Brachiopoda and Mollusca from the Productus limestones of the Salt Range. Palaeontogica Indica, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, New Series 23(2):1-596
Belongs to Waterhouseiella according to N. W. Archbold 1983
See also Reed 1944 and Termier et al. 1974
Sister taxa: Waterhouseiella hydraensis, Waterhouseiella speciosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Scarp slopes NW of Bilot, Trans-Indus Range, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian marine horizon in Pakistan
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Pakistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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