Ambolostoma Peck 1930 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Spiraculata - Pentremitidae

Full reference: R. E. Peck. 1930. Blastoids from the Brazer limestones of Utah. Pan-American Geologist 54(2):104-108

Parent taxon: Pentremitidae according to H. H. Beaver et al. 1967

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Belocrinus, Cordyloblastus, Pentremites, Pentremoblastus, Rhopaloblastus

Subtaxa: Ambolostoma baileyi

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Type: Ambolostoma baileyi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at 6 miles east of Mendon (Carboniferous of Utah)

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