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Choristites

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae

Taxonomy
Choristites was named by Fischer de Waldheim (1825) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-u P Sakm Sepkoski's reference number: 1,400]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Spirifer (Choristites) by Ozaki (1931).

It was assigned to Spirifer by Ozaki (1931); to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Choristitinae by Waterhouse (2004), Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Choristites Fischer de Waldheim
1931Spirifer (Choristites) Ozaki
2002Choristites Sepkoski
2004Choristites Waterhouse
2006Choristites Williams et al. p. 1783

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familyChoristitidaeWaterhouse 1968
subfamilyChoristitinaeWaterhouse 1968
genusChoristitesFischer de Waldheim 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Choristites Fischer de Waldheim 1825
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Choristites anikeevi Einor 1939
Choristites fritschi Schellwien 1892
Choristites glennfoxi Crickmay 1952
Choristites heritschi Gauri 1965
Choristites loeyensis Yanagida 1967
Choristites mosquensis Fischer 1825
Choristites pavlovi Stuckenberg 1905
Choristites poststriatus Ivanov and Ivanova 1937
Choristites priscus Eichwald 1840
Choristites sophiae Ilovaisky 1926
Choristites subnikitini Grabau 1934
Choristites taimyrensis Chernyak 1963
Choristites wutzuensis Ozaki 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available