Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae
Parent taxon: Rugosochonetinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Alatochonetes, Arctochonetes, Chonetinella, Fanichonetes, Fusichonetes, Isochonetes, Jakutochonetes, Kanokurachonetes, Komukia, Paramesolobus, Rugosochonetes, Schistochonetes, Sokolskya, Tethyochonetes, Waagenites, Waterhouseiella
Subtaxa: 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 variolata, Neochonetes xingshanensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder