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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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