†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, Orophocrinidae, Pachyblastus, Phaenoschismatidae, Tympanoblastus, Xenoblastus
Subtaxa: Brachyschisma
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