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Neochonetes (Sommeriella) pratti

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Taxonomy
Chonetes prattii was named by Davidson (1859). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Cliff, Irwin River (BMNH coll), which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Holmwood Formation of Australia.

It was corrected as Chonetes pratti by Newton (1892), Etheridge (1903), Etheridge (1907); it was recombined as Neochonetes (Sommeria) pratti by Archbold (1981); it was recombined as Neochonetes (Sommeriella) pratti by Archbold and Hogeboom (2000), Shi et al. (2001), Xu et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Chonetes prattii Davidson p. 116 figs. Pl 4, figs 9-12
1892Chonetes pratti Newton p. 542 figs. Pl 14, figs 1-12
1903Chonetes pratti Etheridge Jr. p. 23
1907Chonetes pratti Etheridge Jr. p. 31 figs. Pl 8, fig 2; pl 9, fig 7; pl 10, fig 2
1981Neochonetes (Sommeria) pratti Archbold p. 114 figs. 4, 5, 6
2000Neochonetes (Sommeriella) pratti Archbold and Hogeboom p. 96
2001Neochonetes (Sommeriella) pratti Shi et al. figs. Pl 2, figs 1,2
2024Neochonetes (Sommeriella) pratti Xu et al. p. 691 figs. 7A-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyRugosochonetidae
subfamilyPlicochonetinaeSokolskaja 1960
tribeRugariini
genusNeochonetesMuir-Wood 1962
subgenusSommeriella()
speciespratti()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height33.882.906.493.112.01
valve height12.59----

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Kungurian or 293.52000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Xizang) Neochonetes pratti (235550)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Chonetes pratti (101221 131548 131884) Chonetes prattii (131599) Neochonetes pratti (38909 84503 84577 84581 85021 95188 95189 95190 95191 95196 95199 95200 95201 95202 95203 95204 95205 95206 95207 95208 95209 95210 95211 95212 95213 95214 95215 95216 101135 101278)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Thailand Neochonetes pratti (117766)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Western Australia) Chonetes pratti (131610 131883) Neochonetes pratti (85027)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Western Australia) Chonetes pratti (113184)