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Choristitella

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae

Taxonomy
Choristitella was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Spirifer (Choristitella) by Reed (1944).

It was assigned to Spirifer by Reed (1944); to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Choristitinae by Waterhouse (2004) and Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Spirifer (Choristitella) Reed p. 215
2002Choristitella Sepkoski
2004Choristitella Waterhouse
2006Choristitella Williams et al. p. 1785

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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
genusChoristitella

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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Choristitella wynnei Waagen 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available