Chilenochonetes Isaacson and Dutro 1999 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae

Full reference: P. E. Isaacson and J. T. Dutro. 1999. Lower Carboniferous brachiopods from Sierra de Almeida, northern Chile. Journal of Paleontology 73(4):625-633

Parent taxon: Caenanopliinae according to A. Williams et al. 2007

See also Isaacson and Dutro 1999, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Arcuaminetes, Caenanoplia, Caplinoplia, Celtanoplia, Costachonetes, Costachonetina, Devonaria, Globosochonetes, Ogorella, Permochonetes, Pinegochonetes, Plicanoplia, Songzichonetes, Subglobosochonetes

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chilenochonetes in the database

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