†Parakingena Sun 1981 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae
Full reference: D. L. Sun. 1981. The Mesozoic brachiopods of Xizang. Palaeontology of Xizang, Book III, The Series of the Scientific Expedition to Qinghai-Xizang Plateau 177-260
Parent taxon: Parakingeninae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Colinella, Langshanthyris, Rossithyris, Waconella
Subtaxa: Parakingena xizangensis
Type: Parakingena xizangensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Mayao commune, 76NS7, Xiongmei district, Xaiza County (Cretaceous of China)
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