Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combinations: Chonetes substrophomenoides, Chonetina substrophomenoides, Chonetinella substrophomenoides, Neochonetes substrophomenoides

Synonyms: Chonetinella volitanliopsis Xu 1987, Neochonetes elegans Liao 1980, Neochonetes sublatesinuata Zhan 1979, Neochonetes volitanliopsis Xu 1987

Full reference: T. K. Huang. 1932. Late Permian Brachiopoda of southwestern China. Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 9(1):1-138

Belongs to Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) according to M. J. Campi et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) costellata, Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) cursothornia, Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) geniculatus, Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) inflatus, Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) magna, Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) meishanensis, Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) victoriana

Type specimens:

• Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) substrophomenoides: Its type locality is Panshan, Locality T20a, T'ungtzuhsien, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in China
• Neochonetes elegans: NIGP 43501. Its type locality is Zhongying Section Bed 21 (QZ-3,2), Qinglong County, which is in a Changhsingian coastal siltstone in China.
• Neochonetes sublatesinuata: K-0061.
• Neochonetes volitanliopsis:

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 9.70 x 17.10, valve 6.63 x 9.99