Tholoblastus raaschi 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

Belongs to Tholoblastus according to D. B. Macurda and J. Sprinkle 2026

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UA UA 14398

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Northern spur of Sampson Peak east of Lake Maligne (Carboniferous of Alberta)

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