Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Pentremitidae
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 Pentremites according to D. B. Macurda and J. Sprinkle 2026
Sister taxa: Pentremites aridus, Pentremites clavatus, Pentremites conoideus, Pentremites cristalensis, Pentremites elongatus, Pentremites godoni, Pentremites kirki, Pentremites melo, Pentremites pentremites, Pentremites pulchellus, Pentremites rusticus, Pentremites stelliformis
Type specimen: GSC 142994
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Northern spur of Sampson Peak east of Lake Maligne (Carboniferous of Alberta)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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