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Thaumatoblastus longiramus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Phaenoschismatidae

Discussion

J. Wanner, 1924b

Taxonomy
Thaumatoblastus longiramus was named by Wanner (1924). It is the type species of Thaumatoblastus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Thaumatoblastus longiramus Wanner
1992Thaumatoblastus longiramus Webster and Jell p. 365 fig. 30H,I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyPhaenoschismatidaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusThaumatoblastusWanner 1924
specieslongiramusWanner 1924

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-12-09 05:26:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 07:26:53
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Western Australia) Thaumatoblastus longiramus (85318)