Chonetina Krotow 1888 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae

Alternative spelling: Chonetes (Chonetina)

Parent taxon: Anopliinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Reed 1944 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Adatsagochonetes, Anoplia, Anopliella, Anopliopsis, Cyrtoniscus, Demonedys, Gatia, Glabrichonetina, Kaninochonetes, Tornquistia, Yagonia, Tschernovia, Neotornquistia, Parvichonetes

Subtaxa: Chonetina artiensis Chonetina choteauensis Chonetina dalmiriensis Chonetina plebeia Chonetina tcharensis

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Type: Chonetella artiensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of India (2 collections), Myanmar (4), Pakistan (7), the Russian Federation (3), United States (1: Alaska)

• Carboniferous of United States (10: Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Utah)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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