Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Schizoblastidae

Full reference: J. A. Waters, H.-F. Hou, J.-X. Wang and C. G. Maples. 2011. Redescription of two genera of blastoids from China. Palaeoworld 20:290-295

Parent taxon: Schizoblastidae according to J. A. Waters et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Acentrotremites, Auloblastus, Deltoblastus, Hydroblastus, Lophoblastus, Orbiblastus, Schizoblastus

Subtaxa: Pinguiblastus tushanensis

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Type: Mesoblastus tushanensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at 4 km west of Dushan (Carboniferous of China)

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