When validated in 2010 [although marked as "Chaoyangia liangii Duan emend. Wang"], synonymy includes several previously validly published fossil-species: Gurvanella exquisita B.Sun, S.Zheng & Dilcher (2001) & Gurvanella dictyoptera Krassilov (1982), the type of the previously validly published fossil-genus Gurvanella Krassilov (1982).