Rhopaloblastus Wanner 1924 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Spiraculata - Pentremitidae

Parent taxon: Pentremitidae according to G. D. Webster and P.A. Jell 1992

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ambolostoma, Belocrinus, Cordyloblastus, Pentremites, Pentremoblastus

Subtaxa: Rhopaloblastus belfordi Rhopaloblastus cuspidus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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