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Cryptoblastus melo

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Granatocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cryptoblastus melo was named by Owen and Shand (1850). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cancellatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cryptoblastus melo Owen and Shand

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
familyGranatocrinidaeFay 1961
genusCryptoblastusEtherridge and Carpender 1886
speciesmeloOwen and Shand 1850

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.

†Cryptoblastus melo Owen and Shand 1850
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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: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Missouri) Cryptoblastus melo (65693)