Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae
Alternative spelling: Leptocaryorhyncus
Parent taxon: Leiorhynchinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Caryorhynchus, Eliorhynchus, Eoparaphorhynchus, Eumetabolotoechia, Evanescirostrum, Hadrotatorhynchus, Havlicekella, Hyborhynchella, Iloerhynchus, Ilopsyrhynchus, Katuniella, Leiorhynchus, Mononusphaericorhynchus, Orbiculatisinurostrum, Paurorhyncha, Properotundirostrum, Rossirhynchus, Ryocarhynchus, Stenoglossariorhynchus, Striatorhynchus, Tenuisinurostrum, Werneckeella, Ypsilorhynchus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Afghanistan (3 collections), Iran (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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