†family Cribroblastidae Macurda Jr. and Sprinkle 2026 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Cribroblastida - Cribroblastidae

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: Cribroblastida according to D. B. Macurda and J. Sprinkle 2026

Sister taxon: Schizoblastidae

Subtaxa: Arcuoblastus Cribroblastus Decemoblastus Euryoblastus Heteroblastus Iranoblastus Tholoblastus

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Type: Cribroblastus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), Iran (2), United States (5: Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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