Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida

Parent taxon: Rhynchonellida according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ancistrorhynchoidea, Antistrixia, Apodosia, Barzellinia, Camarotoechioidea, Chapursania, Dimerelloidea, Disphenia, Dorsisinus, Hemithiridoidea, Isjuminelina, Lambdarinoidea, Laosia, Latirhynchia, Norelloidea, Omolonorhynchia, Pompoecilorhynchus, Praecyclothyrididae, Pseudonudirostra, Pugnacoidea, Rhynchonelloidea, Rhynchoporoidea, Rhynchotetradoidea, Rhynchotrematoidea, Sacothyropsis, Seminula, Stenoscismatoidea, Uncinuloidea, Uncinuloides, Wellerelloidea, Yunshanella, Chivatschella orotschensis, Payuella obscura, Plekonina spissatella, Pseudopugnax planissima, Altaethyrella zhejiangensis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder