Insecta - Mecoptera - Permochoristidae
Parent taxon: Permochoristidae according to A. S. Bashkuev 2013
See also Hong 2005, Martynova 1961, Novokshonov 1997, Novokshonov et al. 2004, Pinto 1972 and Willmann 1978
Sister taxa: Agetopanorpinae, Duraznochorista, Hongchoristites, Kazakhopanorpa, Mesageta, Protochoristinae, Pseudonannochoristinae, Sylvopanorpinae, Xenochoristella
Subtaxa: Angustichorista Archepetromantis Asiachorista Baianochorista Callietheira Echinopetromantis Malmyzha Mecolusor Mesochoristini Neopetromantis Petrochorista Petromanteini Shaanxichorista Tjulkinella Tychtopsyche Xenochorista
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), Kyrgyzstan (2), Mongolia (1)
• Triassic of Antarctica (1), Australia (3), China (2), Kazakhstan (1), Kyrgyzstan (5), the United Kingdom (1)
• Permian of Australia (8), Brazil (2), China (1), Kazakhstan (1), the Russian Federation (40), South Africa (2)
Total: 71 collections including 212 occurrences