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Choristites brachythyrisformis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae

Taxonomy
Choristites brachythyrisformis was named by Li (1986). Its type specimen is Yichang IGMR 562221 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GP20, Bunuo section, Changme district, Longlin county, which is in a Sakmarian marine horizon in the Longyin Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. orbitus, C. supramosquensis, C. ustriskyi, Spirifer gortanii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Choristites brachythyrisformis Li p. 236 figs. Pl 6, figs 9, 16

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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
speciesbrachythyrisformis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Guangxi) Choristites brachythyrisformis (type locality: 134321)