Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Prionorhynchiidae
Full reference: A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, S. J. Carlson, F. Alvarez, R. B. Blodgett, A. J. Boucot, P. Copper, A. S. Dagys, R. E. Grant, Y.-G. Jin, D. I. MacKinnon, M. O. Mancenido, E. F. Owen, J.-Y. Rong, N. M. Savage and D.-L. Sun. 2002. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology H(4):921-1688
Parent taxon: Rhynchotetradoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Austrirhynchidae, Rhynchotetradidae, Tetracameridae
Subtaxa: Amoenirhynchia Lokutella Prionorhynchia Sphenorhynchia
Type: Prionorhynchia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Afghanistan (1 collection), Algeria (3), Austria (29), Bulgaria (2), Chile (1), France (68), Georgia (2), Germany (5), Greece (1), Hungary (58), India (2), Italy (4), Montenegro (1), Myanmar (1), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (5), Saudi Arabia (8), Serbia (1), Slovakia (5), Spain (11), Switzerland (3), Tunisia (2), Türkiye (1), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (16)
• Triassic of Austria (2), Slovakia (2)
Total: 238 collections including 330 occurrences