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Neochonetes (Nongtaia) hardmani

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Taxonomy
Neochonetes (Sommeriella) hardmani was named by Archbold (1993). Its type specimen is NMV P120350, a valve (Dorsal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is BMR KLB11, Mount Hardman, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Hardman Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Neochonetes (Nongtaia) hardmani by Archbold (1999).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Neochonetes (Sommeriella) hardmani Archbold p. 8 figs. 5A-O
1999Neochonetes (Nongtaia) hardmani Archbold p. 76

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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
subgenusNongtaia
specieshardmani()

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
No measurements are available
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Western Australia) Neochonetes sp. A (type locality: 74747)