Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae

Full reference: N. W. Archbold. 1981. Studies on Western Australian Permian brachiopods 2. The Family Rugosochonetidae Muir-Wood 1962. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 93:109-128

Belongs to Svalbardia according to N. W. Archbold 1981

Sister taxa: Svalbardia capitolina, Svalbardia cracowensis, Svalbardia thomasi, Svalbardia toulai

Type specimen: CPC 19167U, a valve (Dorsal valve). Its type locality is BMR L610, Narelli Rockhole, which is in an Artinskian coastal siliciclastic in the Noonkanbah Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 8.70 x 12.20, valve 9.24 x 12.73