Full reference: D. B. Macurda. 1977. Arcuoblastus and Decemoblastus, two new Mississippian blastoid genera from the Burlington Limestone, Iowa. Journal of Paleontology 51(6):1201-1214
Parent taxon: Spiraculata according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Conuloblastus, Costatoblastus, Deliablastus, Diploblastidae, Euryoblastus, Gongyloblastus, Iranoblastus, Kadiskoblastus, Malchiblastus, Monoblastus, Monoschizablastus, Montanablastus, Nucleocrinidae, Orbitremitidae, Pentremitidae, Perittoblastus, Pyramiblastus, Sinopetaloblastus, Tanablastus, Tanaoblastus, Uyguroblastus, Xinjiangoblastus, Xyeleblastus
Subtaxa: Arcuoblastus shumardi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Burlington; upper part of formation (Carboniferous of Iowa)
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