Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae
Alternative combination: Neochonetes (Sommeria) robustus
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 Neochonetes (Sommeriella) according to N. W. Archbold 1982
Sister taxa: Neochonetes (Sommeriella) afanasyevae, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) baroghilensis, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) cockbaini, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) cymatilis, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) hockingi, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) magnus, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) marpoensis, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) nalbiaensis, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) obrieni, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) pratti, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) regularis, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) strophomenoides, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) tenuicapillatus, Neochonetes (Sommeriella) vialis
Type specimen: CPC 19886M, a shell (Internal mould of conjoined shell). Its type locality is BMR WB182, Monument Bore, which is in a Sakmarian coastal siliciclastic in the Callytharra Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Average measurements (in mm): shell 9.05 x 11.85, valve 6.53 x 8.97