Full reference: W. I. Ausich and D. L. Meyer. 1988. Blastoids from the late Osagean Fort Payne Formation (Kentucky and Tennessee). Journal of Paleontology 62(2):269-283
Parent taxon: Spiraculata according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arcuoblastus, Conuloblastus, Costatoblastus, Deliablastus, Diploblastidae, Gongyloblastus, Iranoblastus, Kadiskoblastus, Malchiblastus, Monoblastus, Monoschizablastus, Montanablastus, Nucleocrinidae, Orbitremitidae, Pentremitidae, Perittoblastus, Pyramiblastus, Sinopetaloblastus, Tanablastus, Tanaoblastus, Uyguroblastus, Xinjiangoblastus, Xyeleblastus
Subtaxa: Euryoblastus veryi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Obey Creek, main arm of Dale Hollow Reservoir (Carboniferous of Tennessee)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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