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Eurekablastus rozhnovi

Parablastoidea - Blastocystidae

Taxonomy
Eurekablastus rozhnovi was named by Sprinkle and Sumrall (2008). Its type specimen is TMM 1965TX12 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Eurekablastus rozhnovi Sprinkle and Sumrall pp. 6 - 9 fig. 7–8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderParablastoideaHudson 1907
familyBlastocystidaeJaekel 1918
genusEurekablastus
speciesrozhnovi

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.

Eurekablastus rozhnovi Sprinkle and Sumrall 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Sprinkle and C. D. Sumrall 2008Theca much longer than wide, bibrachials small, interradials large and paired with extra plates, interbrachials numerous and in two rows, cataspire slits usually ~70%–80% of deltoid length, ambulacra wide, no apparent ambulacral or fused oral crests, some brachioles enlarged distally to protect smaller brachioles, thecal ornament subdued, stem apparently long with alternating larger and smaller rounded columnals.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:33:01
Modified: 2004-02-29 13:33:01
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackhillsian or 474.90000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) Eurekablastus rozhnovi (211436)