†family Brachyschismatidae Fay 1961 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Brachyschismatidae

Parent taxon: Fissiculata according to R.O. Fay 1961

See also Beaver et al. 1967

Sister taxa: Angulatoblastus, Artuschisma, Astrocrinidae, Codasteridae, Dolichoblastus, Kazachstanoblastus, Leptoschisma, Mastoblastus, Neoschismatidae, Nymphaeoblastidae, Orophocrinidae, Pachyblastus, Phaenoschismatidae, Tympanoblastus, Xenoblastus

Subtaxa: Brachyschisma

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Type: Brachyschisma

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of South Africa (2 collections), United States (1: New York)

Total: 3 collections including 6 occurrences

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