Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Parent taxon: Rugosochonetidae according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004
See also Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Capillomesolobinae, Chonetinellinae, Delepineinae, Lamellosiinae, Quinquenellinae, Riosanetinae, Rugosochonetinae, Striochonetinae, Svalbardiinae, Undulellinae
Subtaxa: Plicochonetini Prorugaria Rugariini
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (5 collections)
• Permian to Triassic of China (1)
• Permian of Afghanistan (3), Armenia (8), Australia (80), Azerbaijan (6), Bolivia (15), Canada (6: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon), China (271), Greece (1), Guatemala (1), India (2), Indonesia (3), Iran (15), Japan (14), Laos (1), Malaysia (8), Mexico (2), Myanmar (3), Nepal (14), New Zealand (4), Oman (16), Pakistan (73), Peru (1), the Russian Federation (15), Slovenia (1), South Korea (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), Tajikistan (1), Thailand (23), Turkey (3), Ukraine (20), the United Kingdom (3), United States (110: Alaska, Kansas, Nevada, Texas, Utah)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (16: California, Texas)
• Carboniferous of Argentina (2), Australia (6), Bolivia (6), Canada (2: Alberta), China (1), Ireland (3), Malaysia (1), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (5), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (19), United States (305: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah)
• Devonian of Afghanistan (1), Germany (10)
Total: 1112 collections including 1325 occurrences