Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Phaenoschismatidae
Type species: Pentatrematites acutum Sowerby.
Parent taxon: Phaenoschismatidae according to R. O. Fay and J. Wanner 1967
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Caryoblastus, Cryptoschisma, Decaschisma, Deltoschisma, Dipteroblastus, Hadroblastus, Heteroschisma, Junggaroblastus, Koryschisma, Microblastus, Nymphaeoblastus, Pentremitidea, Phaenoblastus, Pleuroschisma, Polydeltoideus, Sphaeroschisma, Sphagoblastus, Sundablastus, Thaumatoblastus
Subtaxa: Phaenoschisma acutum Phaenoschisma caryophyllatus Phaenoschisma chouteaui Phaenoschisma conicum Phaenoschisma gracillimum Phaenoschisma laeviculum Phaenoschisma parvum Phaenoschisma pecki Phaenoschisma saharae
Type: Phaenoschisma acutum
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Ireland (1 collection), Kazakhstan (1), United States (1: Indiana)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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