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Chonetes mesoloba

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Chonetes mesoloba Norwood and Pratten
1899Chonetes mesolobus Girty
1902Chonetes mesoloba Tschernyschew p. 232 figs. Pl 56, fig 9
1932Mesolobus mesolobus Dunbar and Condra p. 155

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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
speciesmesolobaNorwood and Pratten 1855

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 mesoloba Norwood and Pratten 1855
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Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma Dunbar and Condra 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Atokan to the top of the Desmoinesian or 318.60000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Missouri) Mesolobus lioderma (70480)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Chonetes mesolobus (184080)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Mesolobus decipiens (940 971 1015 1023 1035 1042) Mesolobus decipiens, Mesolobus euampygus, Mesolobus lioderma (924 934) Mesolobus euampygus (956 959) Mesolobus mesolobus (928 929 930 941 967 977 982 986 987 991 998 1006 1009 1019 1039 1044 76171) Mesolobus mesolobus, Mesolobus decipiens (922 968 1004 1016) Mesolobus mesolobus, Mesolobus decipiens, Mesolobus euampygus, Mesolobus lioderma (927 983) Mesolobus mesolobus, Mesolobus decipiens, Mesolobus lioderma (920 979 1010) Mesolobus mesolobus, Mesolobus euampygus (1038) Mesolobus mesolobus, Mesolobus lioderma (981 990)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Mesolobus decipiens (8634 8635 8637 8638 8639 8640 8641 8645 8650) Mesolobus decipiens, Mesolobus euampygus (8633 8646 8647 8651) Mesolobus euampygus (8632 8636 8643 8644 8648 8649) Mesolobus mesolobus, Mesolobus euampygus (1040)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Mesolobus decipiens (70286 70308) Mesolobus decipiens, Mesolobus euampygus (70291) Mesolobus decipiens, Mesolobus euampygus, Mesolobus lioderma (70258 70309) Mesolobus decipiens, Mesolobus lioderma (70252 70256 70280 70284 70294 70296 70300 70382 70383) Mesolobus euampygus, Mesolobus lioderma (70274 70290 70297 70379 70468) Mesolobus lioderma (70134 70135 70137 70187 70250 70251 70255 70271 70278 70282 70287 70289 70292 70381) Mesolobus mesolobus (992)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Mesolobus mesolobus (9986)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nevada) Mesolobus euampygus (144024)