Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1959. Genera of Tertiary and Recent rhynchonelloid brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 130(5):1-90
Parent taxon: Basiliolinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Cooper 1959 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Almorhynchia, Apringia, Basiliola, Eohemithyris, Fortunella, Megapringia, Neorhynchia, Rhytirhynchia, Rionirhynchia, Sepkoskirhynchia, Serratapringia, Soaresirhynchia, Streptaria, Ussurirhynchia
Subtaxa: Probolarina breviostris Probolarina holmesi Probolarina salpinx Probolarina transversa
Type: Rhynchonella holmesii
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (7 collections), United States (6: North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 14 collections including 19 occurrences
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