†Metablastus Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter 1886 (blastoid)
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Blastoidea - Troosticrinida - Troosticrinidae
Parent taxon: Troosticrininae according to J.A. Waters and A.S. Horowitz 1993
See also Beaver et al. 1967 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Costatoblastus, Schizotremites, Tricoelocrinus, Troosticrinus
Subtaxa: Metablastus bipyrimidalis Metablastus wachsmuthi Metablastus wortheni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (7: Kentucky, Missouri)
• Devonian of Spain (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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