Paramesolobus latesinuata Schellwien 1892 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combinations: Chonetes latesinuata, Chonetinella latesinuata

Synonym: Chonetes nystromi Grabau 1924

Full reference: E. Schellwien. 1892. Die Fauna des karnischen Fusulinenkalks. Palaeontographica 39:1-56

Belongs to Paramesolobus according to J. Pečar 1986

See also Fantini Sestini 1965, Li and Gu 1980, Li et al. 1986, Schellwien 1892 and Yanagida 1967

Sister taxa: Paramesolobus ivanovae, Paramesolobus luganicus, Paramesolobus sinuosus

Type specimens:

  • Paramesolobus latesinuata: Its type locality is Krone, bed 6, which is in a Gzhelian marine sandstone in the Auernig Formation of Italy
  • Chonetes nystromi:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Thailand (1)

• Carboniferous of Italy (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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