Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combinations: Chonetes variolata, Chonetes variolatus, Leptaena variolata, Neochonetes variolatus

Full reference: A. D. d'Orbigny. 1842. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 3(4):1-188

Belongs to Neochonetes according to N.V. Kalashnikov 1993

Sister taxa: Neochonetes (Huangichonetes), Neochonetes (Neochonetes), Neochonetes (Nongtaia), Neochonetes (Sommeriella), Neochonetes (Zechiella), Neochonetes (Zhongyingia), Neochonetes acanthophorus, Neochonetes armenicus, Neochonetes atlassovi, Neochonetes baituensis, Neochonetes beatusi, Neochonetes brama, Neochonetes carbonifera, Neochonetes chaoi, Neochonetes dukhovae, Neochonetes gabata, Neochonetes granulifer, Neochonetes guiyangensis, Neochonetes liratus, Neochonetes matsushitai, Neochonetes nantanensis, Neochonetes parvus, Neochonetes pegnonensis, Neochonetes permicus, Neochonetes puanensis, Neochonetes puebloensis, Neochonetes schlagintweiti, Neochonetes xingshanensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 16.1 x 21.4, valve 10.0 x 16.0