†Lissochonetes geronticus Dunbar and Condra 1932 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Belongs to Lissochonetes according to M. R. Mudge et al. 1962
Sister taxa: Lissochonetes amazonicus, Lissochonetes assula, Lissochonetes avicula, Lissochonetes bipartita, Lissochonetes geinitzianus, Lissochonetes koksuensis, Lissochonetes latus, Lissochonetes magnus, Lissochonetes morahensis, Lissochonetes parvisulcatus, Lissochonetes rotundatus, Lissochonetes superba, Lissochonetes tareiaensis, Lissochonetes taubensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (7: Kansas collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (49: Kansas, Nebraska)
Total: 56 collections each including a single occurrence
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