†Ectochoristites (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Parent taxon: Spiriferinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Grandispirifer, Larispirifer, Latispirifer, Mesochorispira, Spirifer, Warsawia
Subtaxa: Ectochoristites inflatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Australia (2 collections), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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