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Neochonetes (Sommeriella) tenuicapillatus

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Taxonomy
Neochonetes (Sommeria) tenuicapillatus was named by Archbold (1981). Its type specimen is NMVP 60731, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Neochonetes (Sommeriella) tenuicapillatus by Archbold (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. meekanus, N. pseudoliratus, N. transversalis, N. whitei, N. irianensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Neochonetes (Sommeria) tenuicapillatus Archbold p. 122 figs. Fig 9
1982Neochonetes (Sommeriella) tenuicapillatus Archbold

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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()
speciestenuicapillatus()

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 height75.674.208.505.301.72
valve height35.384.506.305.500.902

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 Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Western Australia) Neochonetes tenuicapillatus (85227 131544)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Western Australia) Chonetes pratti (106707) Neochonetes tenuicapillatus (84357 85202 85228 101272 101273 101274 101275 101276 101277)