†Chonetinetes varians Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)
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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 Chonetinetes according to P.R. Hoover 1981
See also Cooper and Grant 1975
Sister taxa: Chonetinetes angustisulcatus, Chonetinetes elongates, Chonetinetes reversus
Type specimen: USNM 153677a, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (12: Texas collections), Venezuela (3)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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