Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Full reference: G. A. Afanasjeva, J. I. Tazawa, and T. Shintani. 2015. Brachiopods of the order Chonetida from the Lower and Middle Permian of the South Kitakami Mountains, northeast Japan. Paleontological Journal 49:19-25
Belongs to Chonetinetes according to G. A. Afanasjeva et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Chonetinetes angustisulcatus, Chonetinetes reversus, Chonetinetes varians
Type specimen: NU-B 1834, a valve (ventral valve). Its type locality is KF39, Chaya-sawa, Yassegawa River, which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in the Kamiyasse Formation of Japan.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at KF39, Chaya-sawa, Yassegawa River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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