Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae
Angioblastidae Wanneri940, p. 235
Parent taxon: Fissiculata according to J. Sprinkle and J. A. Waters 2013
See also Beaver et al. 1967 and Fay 1961
Sister taxa: Angulatoblastus, Artuschisma, Astrocrinidae, Brachyschismatidae, Dolichoblastus, Kazachstanoblastus, Leptoschisma, Mastoblastus, Neoschismatidae, Orophocrinidae, Pachyblastus, Phaenoschismatidae, Tympanoblastus, Xenoblastus
Subtaxa: Agmoblastus Angioblastus Anthoblastus Austroblastus Codaster Corrugatoblastus Indoblastus Nannoblastus Notoblastus Paracodaster Peterotoblastus Pterotoblastus Sagittoblastus Timoroblastus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (6 collections), Bolivia (1), Indonesia (5), Oman (1), the Russian Federation (1)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Nunavut), Kazakhstan (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas)
• Devonian of United States (2: Indiana, New York)
Total: 22 collections including 26 occurrences