†family Blastocystidae Jaekel 1918

Parablastoidea - Blastocystidae

Parent taxon: Parablastoidea according to J. Sprinkle and C. D. Sumrall 2008

See also Beaver et al. 1967

Sister taxa: Meristoschisma, Pachyocrinus

Subtaxa: Blastocystis Blastoidocrinus Eurekablastus Parabolablastus

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Type: Blastocystis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of United States (6: California, Nevada, Utah collections)

• Chazyan of Canada (9: Quebec), United States (3: New York)

• Ordovician of Canada (4: Quebec), United States (14: Idaho, Nevada, New York, Utah)

Total: 36 collections including 39 occurrences

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