Laevorhynchia Shen and He 1994 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Norellidae

Full reference: S. Z. Shen and X. L. He. 1994. Changhsingian brachiopod faunas from Guiding, Guizhou. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 33:440-454

Parent taxon: Paranorellininae according to A. Williams et al. 2007

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Costinorella, Lichuanorelloides, Meishanorhynchia, Ortarhynchia, Paranorellina

Subtaxa: Laevorhynchia tenuis

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Type: Laevorhynchia tenuis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Wenjiangsi Section, Triassic Bed 16, Guiding (Triassic of China)

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