Archaeochonetes Racheboeuf and Copper 1986 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae

Alternative spelling: Archeochonetes

Full reference: P. R. Racheboeuf and P. Copper. 1986. The oldest chonetacean brachiopods (Ordovician–Silurian, Anticosti Island, Québec). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 23(9):1297-1308

Parent taxon: Strophochonetinae according to C. R. Congreve et al. 2015

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Amosina, Andalucinetes, Asymmetrochonetes, Australostrophia, Babina, Borealinetes, Chlupacina, Ctenochonetes, Dawsonelloides, Johnsonetes, Kentronetes, Leptochonetes, Novellinetes, Perichonetes, Pseudostrophochonetes, Sanjuanetes, Spinochonetes, Strophochonetes

Subtaxa: Archaeochonetes primigenius Archeochonetes muirwoodae

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (17: Quebec collections)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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