Full reference: H. W. Flugel. 1966. Iranoblastus, a new Mississippian blastoid from Iran. Geological Survey of Iran, Report 6:55-57
Parent taxon: Spiraculata according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arcuoblastus, Conuloblastus, Costatoblastus, Deliablastus, Diploblastidae, Euryoblastus, Gongyloblastus, Kadiskoblastus, Malchiblastus, Monoblastus, Monoschizablastus, Montanablastus, Nucleocrinidae, Orbitremitidae, Pentremitidae, Perittoblastus, Pyramiblastus, Sinopetaloblastus, Tanablastus, Tanaoblastus, Uyguroblastus, Xinjiangoblastus, Xyeleblastus
Subtaxa: Iranoblastus nodosus
Type: Iranoblastus nodosus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Iran (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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