Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Phaenoschismatidae
Redefined by A. Bremier and D. B. Macurda,Jr.,1972
Parent taxon: Phaenoschismatidae according to D. B. Macurda 1983
See also Fay and Wanner 1967 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Caryoblastus, Cryptoschisma, Decaschisma, Deltoschisma, Dipteroblastus, Hadroblastus, Junggaroblastus, Koryschisma, Microblastus, Nymphaeoblastus, Pentremitidea, Phaenoblastus, Phaenoschisma, Pleuroschisma, Polydeltoideus, Sphaeroschisma, Sphagoblastus, Sundablastus, Thaumatoblastus
Subtaxa: Heteroschisma alternatum Heteroschisma alternatus Heteroschisma canadense Heteroschisma subtruncatus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (3: Indiana, Kentucky, New York collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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