Tenuichonetes tengchongensis Fang 1994 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combination: Chonetinella tengchongensis

Belongs to Tenuichonetes according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2002

See also Shen et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Tenuichonetes lateala, Tenuichonetes plicatiformis, Tenuichonetes subquadrata, Tenuichonetes tenuilirata, Tenuichonetes tzunyiensis, Tenuichonetes xizangensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Xiaoxinzhai Section, Bed 3 (Permian of China)

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