Chonetinella iwakiensis Tazawa 2008 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Full reference: J. I. Tazawa. 2008. Brachiopods from the Upper Permian Takakurayama Formation, Abukuma Mountains, northeast Japan. Science Reports, Niigata University (Geology) 23:13-53

Belongs to Chonetinella according to J. I. Tazawa 2008

Sister taxa: Chonetinella ainimi, Chonetinella baomoshanensis, Chonetinella biplicata, Chonetinella ciboloensis, Chonetinella crassiparva, Chonetinella flemingi, Chonetinella gerontica, Chonetinella gibberulus, Chonetinella granti, Chonetinella intercalata, Chonetinella krotovi, Chonetinella lengwuensis, Chonetinella makovi, Chonetinella noenygaardi, Chonetinella parva, Chonetinella shanaensis, Chonetinella sinuata, Chonetinella spinolirata, Chonetinella taimyrensis, Chonetinella transversa, Chonetinella unisulcata, Chonetinella uralica, Chonetinella verneuilana, Chonetinella volitanliopsis

Type specimen: NU-B1143, a valve (Ventral valve, external mold). Its type locality is G2-zawa Valley, T7, Takakura-yama Mountain, Iwaki City, which is in a Capitanian marine shale in the Takakurayama Formation of Japan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at G2-zawa Valley, T7, Takakura-yama Mountain, Iwaki City

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