Blastoidea

Full reference: J. Bohatý, D. B. Macurda Jr, and J. A. Waters. 2024. A critical interval in blastoid evolution: the respiratory transition and palaeogeographic dispersion of the spiraculate blastoids in the Devonian. Papers in Palaeontology 10(4):1-68

Parent taxon: Blastoidea according to J. Bohatý et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Coronoidea, Dissimiloblastus, Eublastoidea, Fissiculata, Freisoblastus, Granatocrinida, Lysocystites, Macurdablastus, Spiraculata, Zygocrinus

Subtaxa: Lotusoblastus medusa

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Type: Pentremitidea medusa

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Eschenbach-Bocksberg mine, Bundenbach (Devonian of Germany)

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