Neochonetes liratus Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921

Belongs to Neochonetes according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975

Sister taxa: Neochonetes (Huangichonetes), Neochonetes (Neochonetes), Neochonetes (Nongtaia), Neochonetes (Sommeriella), Neochonetes (Zechiella), Neochonetes (Zhongyingia), Neochonetes acanthophorus, Neochonetes armenicus, Neochonetes atlassovi, Neochonetes baituensis, Neochonetes beatusi, Neochonetes brama, Neochonetes chaoi, Neochonetes dominus, Neochonetes dukhovae, Neochonetes gabata, Neochonetes granulifer, Neochonetes guiyangensis, Neochonetes matsushitai, Neochonetes mirabilis, Neochonetes nantanensis, Neochonetes parvus, Neochonetes pegnonensis, Neochonetes permicus, Neochonetes puanensis, Neochonetes puebloensis, Neochonetes schlagintweiti, Neochonetes variolata, Fanichonetes minusculus

Type specimen: USNM 152104a, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is USNM702j, Hill 4752, Glass Mountains, which is in a Gzhelian marine limestone in the Gaptank Formation of Texas.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (6: Texas collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (6: Texas)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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