†family Paranorellidae Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Paranorellidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21:1923-2607

Parent taxon: Pugnacoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Aseptorhynchiidae, Basiliolidae, Camerophorinidae, Erymnariidae, Ladogiidae, Petasmariidae, Plectorhynchellidae, Pseudocapillirhynchia, Pugnacidae, Pygmaellidae, Rozmanariidae, Yunnanellidae

Subtaxa: Iowarhynchinae Paranorellinae

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Type: Paranorella

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Mexico (3), Tajikistan (3), United States (14: Texas)

• Carboniferous of Argentina (1), China (1), United States (1: Utah)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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