Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Alternative combinations: Chonetes geinitzi, Chonetes geinitzianus
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 4. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):611-728
Belongs to Lissochonetes according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2005
See also Dunbar and Condra 1932, Mudge et al. 1962, Tschernyschew 1902 and Waagen 1884
Sister taxa: Lissochonetes amazonicus, Lissochonetes assula, Lissochonetes avicula, Lissochonetes bipartita, Lissochonetes geronticus, Lissochonetes koksuensis, Lissochonetes latus, Lissochonetes magnus, Lissochonetes morahensis, Lissochonetes parvisulcatus, Lissochonetes rotundatus, Lissochonetes superba, Lissochonetes tareiaensis, Lissochonetes taubensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Bolivia (1 collection), United States (7: Alaska, Kansas)
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2), United States (53: Alaska, Illinois, Kansas, Texas)
Total: 65 collections including 66 occurrences
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