Chonetes platynota White 1874 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae

Full reference: C. A. White. 1874. Preliminary report upon invertebrate fossils collected by the expeditions of 1871, 1872, and 1873. Geographical and Geological Exploration and Surveys west of the 100th Meridian, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office 1-27

Belongs to Chonetes according to C. A. White 1874

Sister taxa: Chonetes baragwanathi, Chonetes chamishkjensis, Chonetes chaoi, Chonetes cherokeensis, Chonetes chesterensis, Chonetes compressa, Chonetes concentricus, Chonetes deflecta, Chonetes deliciasensis, Chonetes dereimsii, Chonetes flemingi, Chonetes foedus, Chonetes glabra, Chonetes glenparkensis, Chonetes gregarius, Chonetes illinoisensis, Chonetes laevis, Chonetes logani, Chonetes mesoloba, Chonetes missouriensis, Chonetes moelleri, Chonetes monosensis, Chonetes multicosta, Chonetes obtusa, Chonetes oklahomensis, Chonetes phosphoriensis, Chonetes pinegensis, Chonetes planumbona, Chonetes posturalicus, Chonetes pygmoideus, Chonetes rarispina, Chonetes semiovalis, Chonetes shumardiana, Chonetes sichuanensis, Chonetes sinuatus, Chonetes squama, Chonetes suavis, Chonetes timanica, Chonetes variolaris

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chonetes platynota in the database

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