†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
Type: Paranorella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: