†order Cribroblastida Macurda Jr. and Sprinkle 2026 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Cribroblastida

Full reference: D. B. Macurda Jr. and J. Sprinkle. 2026. An Early Mississippian blastoid fauna from the Canadian Rockies. Journal of Paleontology 100:1-24

Parent taxon: Stomatoblastida according to D. B. Macurda and J. Sprinkle 2026

Sister taxon: Pentremitida

Subtaxa: Cribroblastidae Schizoblastidae

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Indonesia (2 collections), Oman (4)

• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta), China (1), Iran (2), United States (11: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee)

• Devonian of United States (1: Kentucky)

Total: 22 collections including 27 occurrences

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