Chonetinella parva 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 Chonetinella according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975

Sister taxa: Chonetinella ainimi, Chonetinella baomoshanensis, Chonetinella biplicata, Chonetinella ciboloensis, Chonetinella crassiparva, Chonetinella cymatilis, Chonetinella flemingi, Chonetinella gerontica, Chonetinella gibberulus, Chonetinella granti, Chonetinella intercalata, Chonetinella iwakiensis, Chonetinella krotovi, Chonetinella lengwuensis, Chonetinella makovi, Chonetinella noenygaardi, Chonetinella shanaensis, Chonetinella sinuata, Chonetinella spinolirata, Chonetinella taimyrensis, Chonetinella transversa, Chonetinella unisulcata, Chonetinella uralica, Chonetinella verneuilana, Chonetinella volitanliopsis

Type specimen: USNM 151870b, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is USNM705ca, Gaptank Formation, Leonard Mountain, Glass Mountains, which is in a Gzhelian marine shale in the Gaptank Formation of Texas.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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