Protochonetes
Extinct genus of brachiopods
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Protochonetes is an extinct genus of brachiopods. Its shell was lined with spines.
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| Isorthis and Protochonetes. Silurian reef fauna. Fossil in the Oxford University natural history museum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | †Strophomenata |
| Order: | †Productida |
| Family: | †Strophochonetidae |
| Subfamily: | †Protochonetinae |
| Genus: | †Protochonetes Muir-Wood, 1962[1] |
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