Neochonetes acanthophorus Girty 1934 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combination: Chonetes acanthophorus

Synonym: Chonetes armatus Girty 1915 [replaced name]

Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1934. Pleurotomaria pseudostrigillata nom. nov. and Chonetes acanthophorus nom. nov. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 24:541

Belongs to Neochonetes according to G. A. Afanasjeva 1977

See also Girty 1934

Sister taxa: Neochonetes (Huangichonetes), Neochonetes (Neochonetes), Neochonetes (Nongtaia), Neochonetes (Sommeriella), Neochonetes (Zechiella), Neochonetes (Zhongyingia), Neochonetes armenicus, Neochonetes atlassovi, Neochonetes baituensis, Neochonetes beatusi, Neochonetes brama, Neochonetes chaoi, Neochonetes dominus, Neochonetes dukhovae, Neochonetes gabata, Neochonetes granulifer, Neochonetes guiyangensis, Neochonetes liratus, Neochonetes matsushitai, Neochonetes mirabilis, Neochonetes nantanensis, Neochonetes parvus, Neochonetes pegnonensis, Neochonetes permicus, Neochonetes puanensis, Neochonetes puebloensis, Neochonetes schlagintweiti, Neochonetes variolata, Fanichonetes minusculus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Neochonetes acanthophorus in the database

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