Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Alternative combinations: Choristites fritschii, Spirifer fritschi, Spirifer fritschii
Full reference: E. Schellwien. 1892. Die Fauna des karnischen Fusulinenkalks. Palaeontographica 39:1-56
Belongs to Choristites according to J. I. Tazawa and Y. Ibaraki 2023
See also Gauri 1965, Mansuy 1913, Schellwien 1892, Schellwien 1900, Tschernyschew 1902 and Ustritsky and Chernyak 1963
Sister taxa: Choristites anikeevi, Choristites brachythyrisformis, Choristites glennfoxi, Choristites heritschi, Choristites loeyensis, Choristites miloradovitschi, Choristites mosquensis, Choristites paichingiensis, Choristites pavlovi, Choristites poststriatus, Choristites priscus, Choristites sophiae, Choristites subnikitini, Choristites taimyrensis, Choristites wangchuchueni, Choristites wutzuensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Austria (1 collection), Cambodia (1), Japan (1), Laos (1), Slovenia (1), Vietnam (1)
• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Nunavut), Italy (1), United States (6: Utah)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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