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Schizoblastidae

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Schizoblastidae

Taxonomy
Schizoblastidae was named by Etheridge and Carpenter (1886). Its type is Schizoblastus.

It was assigned to Spiraculata by Beaver et al. (1967), Webster and Sevastopulo (2007); and to Granatocrinida by Waters and Horowitz (1993), Waters et al. (2011).

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2008-11-21; modified by P. Wagner on 2024-08-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Schizoblastidae Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter p. 220
1967Schizoblastidae Beaver et al. p. S427
1993Schizoblastidae Waters and Horowitz p. 210
2007Schizoblastidae Webster and Sevastopulo p. 403
2011Schizoblastidae Waters et al. p. 290

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
familySchizoblastidaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
familySchizoblastidaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Schizoblastidae Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter 1886
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G. †Acentrotremites Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter 1883
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Acentrotremites ellipticus Breimer and Macurda, Jr. 1972
G. †Auloblastus Beaver 1961
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Auloblastus clinei Beaver 1961
G. †Deltoblastus Fay 1961
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Deltoblastus batheri Wanner 1924
Deltoblastus permicus Wanner 1924
Deltoblastus pseudodelta Wanner 1924
Deltoblastus sevastopuloi Webster et al. 2025
Invalid names: Schizoblastus molengraaffi sebotensis Wanner 1924 [synonym]
G. †Hydroblastus Sumrall et al. 2009
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Hydroblastus hendyi Sumrall et al. 2009
G. †Lophoblastus Rowley 1901
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Lophoblastus neglectus Meek and Worthen 1869
G. †Orbiblastus Macurda 1965
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Orbiblastus hoskyni Macurda 1965
G. †Pinguiblastus Waters et al. 2011
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G. †Schizoblastus Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter 1882
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Schizoblastus bather Wanner 1924
Schizoblastus sayi Shumard 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available