Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Parent taxon: Choristitidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Angiospiriferinae, Tangshanellinae
Subtaxa: Alphachoristites Choristitella Choristites Parachoristites Settedabania
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Austria (1 collection), Cambodia (1), Canada (3: Nunavut, Yukon), China (16), India (1), Japan (3), Laos (1), Pakistan (16), the Russian Federation (5), Slovenia (1), Thailand (2), United States (1: Alaska), Vietnam (1)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (2: California)
• Carboniferous of Canada (7: Nunavut, Yukon), China (8), Egypt (3), Italy (1), Malaysia (2), Nepal (1), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (7), South Korea (4), Ukraine (1), United States (15: California, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, California)
Total: 104 collections including 131 occurrences