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Chonetidae

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Chonetidae Bronn
1961Chonetidae Hoare p. 34
1974Chonetidae Bassett and Cocks
1997Chonetidae Jin and Chatterton
2000Chonetidae Williams et al. p. 392

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

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.

Fm. †Chonetidae Bronn 1862
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Subfm. †Chonetinae Bronn 1862
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Invalid names: Chalimochonetes [objective synonym]
G. †Chonetes Fischer de Waldheim 1830
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Chonetes baragwanathi Gill 1949
Chonetes chamishkjensis Licharew 1937
Chonetes chaoi Licharew 1937
Chonetes cherokeensis Snider 1915
Chonetes chesterensis Weller 1914
Chonetes compressa Waagen 1884
Chonetes concentricus Davidson 1863
Chonetes deflecta Hall 1857
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Invalid names: Chonetes gibbosa Hall 1857 [synonym]
Chonetes dereimsii Douglas 1936
Chonetes flemingi Norwood and Pratten 1855
Chonetes foedus Talent 1963
Chonetes glabra Geinitz 1866
Chonetes glenparkensis Weller 1906
Chonetes gregarius Weller 1901
Chonetes illinoisensis Worthen 1860
Chonetes laevis Keyes 1888
Chonetes logani Norwood and Pratten 1855
Chonetes mesoloba Norwood and Pratten 1855
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Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma Dunbar and Condra 1932
Chonetes missouriensis Weller 1914
Chonetes moelleri Tschernyschew 1902
Chonetes monosensis Cooper 1953
Chonetes multicosta Winchell 1863
Chonetes obtusa Schellwien 1892
Chonetes oklahomensis Snider 1915
Chonetes pinegensis Kulikov 2000
Chonetes planumbona Meek and Worthen 1860
Chonetes platynota White 1874
Chonetes posturalicus Ustritsky 1963
Chonetes pygmoideus Cooper 1957
Chonetes rarispina Schellwien 1892
Chonetes semiovalis Waagen 1884
Chonetes shumardiana De Koninck 1847
Chonetes sichuanensis Zeng et al. 1995
Chonetes sinuatus Krotow 1885
Chonetes squama Waagen 1884
Chonetes suavis Talent 1963
Chonetes timanica Tschernyschew 1902
Chonetes variolaris Keyserling 1846
Subfm. †Dagnachonetinae Racheboeuf 1981
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G. †Corbicularia Ljaschenko 1973
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Corbicularia cracoviensis BaliƄski 1979
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Rhyssochonetes johnsoni Cooper and Dutro 1982
Invalid names: Cedulia Racheboeuf 1979 [synonym]
Subfm. †Devonochonetinae Muir-Wood 1962
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G. †Devonochonetes Muir-Wood 1962
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G. †Hallinetes Racheboeuf and Feldman 1990
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Hallinetes lineatus Conrad 1839
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Invalid names: Hallinetes glabra Hall 1867 [synonym]
Hallinetes setigera Hall 1843
G. †Huananochonetes Wang et al. 1981
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Longispina mucronata Hall 1843
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Striatochonetes nanus Cooper and Dutro 1982
Striatochonetes subcarinatus Cooper and Dutro 1982
Subfm. †Notiochonetinae Racheboeuf 1992
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G. †Allanetes
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Invalid names: Gamonetes [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Retichonetinae Muir-Wood 1962
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Retichonetes gibberulus Carter 1967
Retichonetes gracilis Wang 1985
Retichonetes obscurus Cooper and Dutro 1982
Retichonetes perchaensis Cooper and Dutro 1982
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Costonian to the top of the Early/Lower Jurassic or 458.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (1561 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Costonian - Longvillian458.4 - 455.0Venezuela (Merida Andes) Chonetes sp. (8858)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (Victoria) Chonetes cresswelli (10187 10192)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (New York) Chonetes sp. (531)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Bolivia Chonetes sp. (25084)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Chonetes cornutus (77051 77052 77054 77081) Chonetes sp. (450 452 458 459 462 463)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4China (Xinjiang) Chonetes sp. (27816)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.4 - 423.0USA (Maryland) Chonetes novascoticus (41015 41016 41102) Chonetes sp. (41012)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Australia (Victoria) Chonetes infantilis (8028)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Virginia) Chonetes novascoticus (41080) Chonetes sp. (527)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (New York) Chonetes cornutus (76754 77053 81820 81878 82516 82554 82558 82566 82567 82607 82608 83096 83097 83098 83106 83107)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17USA (Wyoming) Chonetes sp. (11223)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17USA (Montana) Chonetes sp. (11273)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Chonetes semiovalis (126740 126751)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) Chonetes sp. (149276)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17USA (Texas) Chonetidae indet. (50001 50004 50005)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation Chonetes chaoi (127860) Chonetes sp. 1 (127859) Chonetes sp. 2 aff. chaoi, Chonetes chamishkjensis (127858) Chonetes sp. 2 aff. chaoi, Chonetes flemingi (112569)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17India (Kashmir) Chonetidae indet. (48993)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Chonetes sp. (149088)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Chonetes sp. (111978)
Late/Upper Triassic - Early/Lower Jurassic237.0 - 174.7USA (Alaska) Chonetes sp. (112256)