†subfamily Parakingeninae Sun 1981 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae
Full reference: D. L. Sun. 1981. The Mesozoic brachiopods of Xizang. Palaeontology of Xizang, Book III, The Series of the Scientific Expedition to Qinghai-Xizang Plateau 177-260
Parent taxon: Laqueidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Dalligadinae, Glaciarculinae, Laqueinae, Terebrataliopsinae
Subtaxa: Colinella Langshanthyris Parakingena Rossithyris Waconella
Type: Parakingena
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1), China (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence