Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Parent taxon: Chonetidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Jin and Chatterton 1997
Sister taxa: Chonetinae, Dagnachonetinae, Notiochonetinae, Retichonetinae
Subtaxa: Aseptonetes Devonochonetes Hallinetes Huananochonetes Longispina Montsenetes Striatochonetes
Type: Devonochonetes
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Germany (1 collection)
• Devonian of Australia (1), Bolivia (2), Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario), China (11), Colombia (24), France (9), Libya (9), Mauritania (2), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (1), United States (576: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia), Uzbekistan (2), Venezuela (8)
Total: 654 collections including 911 occurrences