Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Alternative combinations: Qilianoconcha refractofrons, Rhynchonella refractifrons
Full reference: A. Bittner. 1890. Brachiopoden der alpinen Trias. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 14:1-325
Belongs to Norella according to D. V. Ager 1960
See also Bittner 1890 and Jin et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Norella guttula, Norella kellneri, Norella kingi, Norella retractifrons, Rhynchonella (Norella) gortanii, Rhynchonella (Norella) manganophila, Rhynchonella (Norella) rosaliae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (2 collections), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), China (4), Germany (1), Hungary (3), Italy (1), Slovakia (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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