Gongyloblastus Macurda, Jr and Racheboeuf 1975 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Spiraculata

Full reference: D. B. Macurda, Jr and P. R. Racheboeuf. 1975. Devonian and Carboniferous spiraculate Blastoids from Brittany (France). Journal of Paleontology 49(5):845-855

Parent taxon: Spiraculata according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcuoblastus, Conuloblastus, Costatoblastus, Deliablastus, Diploblastidae, Euryoblastus, Iranoblastus, Kadiskoblastus, Malchiblastus, Monoblastus, Monoschizablastus, Montanablastus, Nucleocrinidae, Orbitremitidae, Pentremitidae, Perittoblastus, Pyramiblastus, Sinopetaloblastus, Tanablastus, Tanaoblastus, Uyguroblastus, Xinjiangoblastus, Xyeleblastus

Subtaxa: Gongyloblastus armoricanus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gongyloblastus in the database

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