Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida
Synonym: Rhynchonellacea Gray 1848 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Rhynchonellida according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Atrops and Alméras 2005, Bitner and Martinell 2001, Brunton and Champion 1974, Craig 2000, Mitchell 1977, Oraspold 1956 and Savage et al. 1978
Sister taxa: Ancistrorhynchoidea, Antistrixia, Apodosiidae, Areella, Asiarhynchia, Atlanticocoelia, Barzellinia, Basilioloidea, Beichuanrhynchus, Borealirhynchia, Camarotoechioidea, Camarotoechioides, Cardinirhynchiidae, Corrugatimediorostrum, Cyclothyridae, Dimerelloidea, Donella, Dorsisinus, Hemithiridoidea, Hypoleiorhynchus, Isjuminelina, Jacoburbirostridae, Lambdarinoidea, Langkawia, Laosia, Latirhynchia, Leiorhynchoides, Linxiangxiella, Miaohuangrhynchus, Mongolirhynchia, Neimongolella, Norelloidea, Omolonorhynchia, Paratetratomia, Paryphorhynchopora, Payuella, Perakia, Platyglossariorhynchus, Plekonina, Pompoecilorhynchus, Praecyclothyrididae, Protorhyncha, Pseudonudirostra, Pseudopugnax, Pugnacoidea, Rhynchonella guadalupae, Rhynchonella mundula, Rhynchonelloidea, Rhynchoporoidea, Rhynchotetradoidea, Rhynchotrematoidea, Rhynchotretaoides, Rhynchotretina, Sacothyropsis, Salairotoechia, Sichuanrhynchus, Stenoscismatidina, Straelenia, Tanerhynchia, Tatjamoa, Togaella, Uncinuloidea, Uralotoechia, Wellerelloidea, Wulungguia, Yanbianella, Yarirhynchia, Yunshanella
Subtaxa: Acanthothirididae Inaequalibellirostridae Lepidocyclidae Nucinulidae Platyterorhynchidae Rhynchonellidae Sapphicorhynchidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder