Mastoblastus Arendt et al. 1969 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Fissiculata

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

Sister taxa: Angulatoblastus, Artuschisma, Astrocrinidae, Brachyschismatidae, Codasteridae, Dolichoblastus, Kazachstanoblastus, Leptoschisma, Neoschismatidae, Orophocrinidae, Pachyblastus, Phaenoschismatidae, Tympanoblastus, Xenoblastus

Subtaxa: Mastoblastus ornatus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Dombar Hills, North Kazachstan (Carboniferous of Kazakhstan)

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