Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Parent taxon: Choristitidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Choristitinae, Tangshanellinae
Subtaxa: Angiospirifer Angiospiriferini Brachythyrina Elinoria Eobrachythyrina Georginakingiini Prochoristitella Quizhouspirifer
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (1: Yukon), China (13), Japan (2), Laos (1), Malaysia (1), Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (7), Slovenia (1), Thailand (2)
• Carboniferous of Canada (5: Nunavut, Yukon), China (6), Egypt (2), India (8), Italy (1), Malaysia (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (32), United States (4: Alaska, Wyoming)
Total: 93 collections including 101 occurrences