Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Full reference: D. A. B. MacFarlan. 1992. Triassic and Jurassic Rhynchonellacea (Brachiopoda) from New Zealand and New Caledonia. Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin 31:1-310
Parent taxon: Piarorhynchiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abrekia, Aorhynchia, Cuneirhynchia, Paranudirostralina, Piarorhynchia, Ptilorhynchia, Rutorhynchia, Sakawairhynchia, Sinuplicorhynchia, Tainuirhynchia, Talovkorhynchia
Subtaxa: Caledorhynchia caledonica Caledorhynchia hokonuiensis
Type: Caledorhynchia caledonica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Temaikan of New Caledonia (1 collection), New Zealand (6)
• Jurassic of New Caledonia (4), New Zealand (18)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
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