Pterotoblastus Wanner 1924 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae

Full reference: J. Wanner. 1924. Die Permian Blastoiden von Timor. Jaarbook van net Mijnwezen Nederlandes Oost-Indie, Verhandlungen, Jaargang 1922 51:163-233

Parent taxon: Codasteridae according to B. Bodenbender and D. Fisher 2001

See also Beaver et al. 1967 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agmoblastus, Angioblastus, Anthoblastus, Austroblastus, Codaster, Corrugatoblastus, Indoblastus, Nannoblastus, Notoblastus, Paracodaster, Peterotoblastus, Sagittoblastus, Timoroblastus

Subtaxa: Pterotoblastus brevialatus Pterotoblastus decemcostis Pterotoblastus ferrugineus Pterotoblastus gracilis

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Type: Pterotoblastus gracilis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Noko, Basleo, Timor (Permian of Indonesia)

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