Choristites priscus Eichwald 1840 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae

Alternative combination: Spirifer priscus

Belongs to Choristites according to V. I. Ustritsky and G. E. Chernyak 1963

Sister taxa: Choristites anikeevi, Choristites brachythyrisformis, Choristites fritschi, Choristites glennfoxi, Choristites heritschi, Choristites loeyensis, Choristites miloradovitschi, Choristites mosquensis, Choristites paichingiensis, Choristites pavlovi, Choristites poststriatus, Choristites sophiae, Choristites subnikitini, Choristites taimyrensis, Choristites wangchuchueni, Choristites wutzuensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Choristites priscus in the database

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