†Alphachoristites Gatinaud 1949 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Synonym: Trautscholdia Ustritsky 1967
Parent taxon: Choristitinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Choristitella, Choristites, Parachoristites, Settedabania
Subtaxa: Alphachoristites trautscholdi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Nunavut), Ukraine (1)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
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