Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Alternative spelling: Spirifer (Choristites)
Parent taxon: Choristitinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Lee et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Alphachoristites, Choristitella, Parachoristites, Settedabania
Subtaxa: Choristites anikeevi Choristites brachythyrisformis Choristites fritschi 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), Canada (3: Nunavut, Yukon), China (14), Japan (1), Laos (1), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (1), Slovenia (1), Thailand (2), United States (1: Alaska), Vietnam (1)
• Carboniferous of Canada (5: Nunavut, Yukon), China (8), Egypt (2), Italy (1), Malaysia (2), Nepal (1), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (1), South Korea (4), United States (15: California, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, California)
Total: 68 collections including 85 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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