†Metablastus Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter 1886 (blastoid)
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Blastoidea - Troosticrinida - Troosticrinidae
Parent taxon: Troosticrinidae according to H. H. Beaver et al. 1967
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Diploblastus, Schizotremites, Tricoelocrinus, Troosticrinus
Subtaxa: Metablastus bipyrimidalis Metablastus wachsmuthi Metablastus wortheni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Osagean of United States (2: Kentucky collections)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta), United States (5: Kentucky, Missouri)
• Devonian of Spain (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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