Quadrochonetes girtyi Stehli 1954 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae

Invalid subtaxa: Chonetes quadratus Girty 1929 [replaced name], Chonetina quadrata Girty 1929 [replaced name]

Full reference: F.G. Stehli. 1954. Lower Leonardian Brachiopoda of the Sierra Diablo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 105(3):257-358

Belongs to Quadrochonetes according to F.G. Stehli 1954

See also Cloud 1944, Cooper and Grant 1975 and Girty 1929

Sister taxon: Quadrochonetes praecursor

Type specimens:

  • Quadrochonetes girtyi: AMNH 27298/1:1, a valve (Ventral valve)
  • Chonetina quadrata:

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Mexico (2 collections), United States (11: Texas)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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