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Choristothyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae

Taxonomy
Choristothyris is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gemmarculinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Choristothyris Sepkoski
2006Choristothyris Williams et al. p. 2213

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyLaqueoideaThomson 1927
familyTerebrataliidaeRichardson 1975
subfamilyGemmarculinaeElliott 1947
genusChoristothyris

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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:26:03
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:26:03
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) C. plicata (46617)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) C. plicata (124937)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) C. plicata (26818 167743) C. vanuxemi, C. plicata (57915)