Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combination: Chonetes bipartita

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 4. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):611-728

Belongs to Lissochonetes according to D. Shimizu 1981

Sister taxa: Lissochonetes amazonicus, Lissochonetes assula, Lissochonetes avicula, Lissochonetes geinitzianus, Lissochonetes geronticus, Lissochonetes koksuensis, Lissochonetes latus, Lissochonetes magnus, Lissochonetes morahensis, Lissochonetes parvisulcatus, Lissochonetes rotundatus, Lissochonetes superba, Lissochonetes tareiaensis, Lissochonetes taubensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 12.0 x 16.0