Holcorhynchia batangensis Xu 1978 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Norellidae

Full reference: G. R. Xu. 1978. Triassic Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:267-314

Belongs to Holcorhynchia according to G. R. Xu 1978

Sister taxa: Holcorhynchia coronata, Holcorhynchia laevis, Holcorhynchia sambosanensis, Holcorhynchia standishensis, Holcorhynchia yakacikensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lanashan, Batang County, which is in a Norian marine horizon in the Lanashan Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lanashan, Batang County

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