†Hyperoblastus Fay 1961 (blastoid)
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Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Hyperoblastidae
Parent taxon: Hyperoblastidae according to J.A. Waters and A.S. Horowitz 1993
See also Fay and Wanner 1967 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Calycoblastus, Devonoblastus, Eleutherocrinus, Petaloblastus
Subtaxa: Hyperoblastus emuhaensis Hyperoblastus goldringae
Type: Hyperoblastus emuhaensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Germany (2), Morocco (1), United States (7: Michigan, New York, Ohio)
Total: 11 collections including 13 occurrences
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