Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Phaenoschismatidae
Fay R. O., 1961b Blastoid studies: kansas Univ., Paleont. Contr., Echinodermata, art. 3, 147 p., 54 pls.
Parent taxon: Phaenoschismatidae according to H. H. Beaver et al. 1967
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Caryoblastus, Cryptoschisma, Decaschisma, Deltoschisma, Dipteroblastus, Hadroblastus, Heteroschisma, Junggaroblastus, Koryschisma, Microblastus, Nymphaeoblastus, Pentremitidea, Phaenoschisma, Pleuroschisma, Polydeltoideus, Sphaeroschisma, Sphagoblastus, Sundablastus, Thaumatoblastus
Subtaxa: Phaenoblastus caryophyllatus Phaenoblastus caryophyllus Phaenoblastus pecki
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Belgium (1 collection), United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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