Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Alternative combinations: Choristites nikitini, Spirifer nikitini
Full reference: T. N. Tschernyschew. 1902. Verkhnekamennougol'nyya Brakhiopody Urala i Timana. Trudy Geologicheskago Komiteta 16(2):1-749
Belongs to Purdonella according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004
See also Kalashnikov 1998, Li et al. 1986, Logan and McGugan 1968, Mansuy 1913, Shi and Waterhouse 1996, Tschernyschew 1902 and Tschernyschew and Stepanow 1916
Sister taxa: Purdonella malingensis, Purdonella markovskii, Purdonella merlai, Purdonella sadai, Purdonella semiovalis, Purdonella soderberghi, Purdonella tschernyschewiformis, Spirifer (Purdonella) conformis, Spirifer (Purdonella) limitaris
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (9: British Columbia, Nunavut, Yukon collections), China (4), Laos (1), the Russian Federation (3), United States (1: Alaska)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Yukon), China (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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