Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1953. Sponges, Brachiopoda, Pelecypoda, and Scaphopoda. Permian fauna at El Antimonio, western Sonora, Mexico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 119(2):21-80
Belongs to Chonetes according to G. A. Cooper 1953
Sister taxa: Chonetes baragwanathi, Chonetes chamishkjensis, Chonetes chaoi, Chonetes cherokeensis, Chonetes chesterensis, Chonetes compressa, Chonetes concentricus, Chonetes deflecta, Chonetes deliciasensis, Chonetes dereimsii, Chonetes flemingi, Chonetes foedus, Chonetes glabra, Chonetes glenparkensis, Chonetes gregarius, Chonetes illinoisensis, Chonetes laevis, Chonetes logani, Chonetes mesoloba, Chonetes missouriensis, Chonetes moelleri, Chonetes multicosta, Chonetes obtusa, Chonetes oklahomensis, Chonetes pinegensis, Chonetes planumbona, Chonetes platynota, Chonetes posturalicus, Chonetes pygmoideus, Chonetes rarispina, Chonetes semiovalis, Chonetes shumardiana, Chonetes sichuanensis, Chonetes sinuatus, Chonetes squama, Chonetes suavis, Chonetes timanica, Chonetes variolaris
Type specimen: USNM 115499. Its type locality is USNM806d, Cerros de los Monos, El Antimonio, Sonora, which is in a Wordian marine limestone in the Antimonio Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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