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Chonetes monosensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae

Taxonomy
Chonetes monosensis was named by Cooper (1953). Its type specimen is USNM 115499 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM806d, Cerros de los Monos, El Antimonio, Sonora, which is in a Wordian marine limestone in the Antimonio Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. aurita, C. aurora, C. bastini, C. billingsi, C. bretzii, C. bucciana, C. buchananensis, C. buchanensis, C. buttsi, C. cangonensis, C. capax, C. careyi, C. comoides, C. comstockii, C. cornutus, C. cresswelli, C. culleni, C. dalmaniana, C. dalmanianus, C. deflectus, C. douvillei, C. embryo, C. ensicosta, C. falklandicus, C. filicostatus, C. geniculatus, C. gloucesterensis, C. gotlandicus, C. granulifer, C. hardrensis, C. hemisphericus, C. horaeus, C. hudonicus, C. hybus, C. indosinensis, C. infantilis, C. ischimicus, C. jerseyensis, C. kashmiriensis, C. kayserianus, C. kingi, C. kwangsiensis, C. lacroixi, C. laguessiana, C. laguessianus, C. lepismus, C. longispine, C. macrostriatus, C. magnini, C. manitobensis, C. mansuyi, C. maoria, C. mediolatus, C. melonicus, C. mesolobatus, C. minimus, C. minuta, C. minutus, C. mosensis, C. mucronatus, C. multicostata, C. nateforma, C. nigricans, C. novascoticus, C. okahomensis, C. ornatus, C. ostiolatus, C. ostiolatus, C. pachyactis, C. papilionacaea, C. papilionacea, C. permianus, C. ratingensis, C. rectispina, C. rugosus, C. sarcinulatus, C. sauntonensis, C. schucherti, C. setiger, C. shumardonus, C. sordidus, C. striatella, C. striatellus, C. striatus, C. stubeli, C. teicherti, C. timanicus, C. unkelensis, C. vanigibbosus, C. venezuelensis, C. vernenilanus, C. verneuile, C. verneuilianus, C. verneuli, C. vicinus, C. yandellanus, C. zimmermanni, C. bohemicus, C. dichotoma, C. dichotoma, C. lauriata, C. oehlerti, C. paeckelmanni, C. stoddarti, C. vaughani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Chonetes monosensis Cooper p. 27 figs. Pl 6, figs 28-34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyChonetidaeBronn 1862
subfamilyChonetinaeBronn 1862
genusChonetes
speciesmonosensis

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.

Chonetes monosensis Cooper 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height14.20

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 12:48:36
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:48:36
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Mexico (Sonora) Chonetes monosensis (type locality: 40812 40815)