Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Alternative combination: Chonetes pseudoliratus
Full reference: W. H. Easton. 1962. Carboniferous formations and faunas of central Montana. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 348:1-126
Belongs to Eolissochonetes according to Gordon 1975
Sister taxa: Eolissochonetes bilobatus, Eolissochonetes maximus, Eolissochonetes morsei, Eolissochonetes novosemliaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS "blue file" Loc13396, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore shale in the Heath Formation of Montana.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Idaho, Montana collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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