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Agmoblastus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae

Taxonomy
Agmoblastus was named by Fay (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-l P l Sepkoski's reference number: 321]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Codasteridae by Fay (1961); and to Fissiculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Agmoblastus Fay p. 278
2002Agmoblastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyCodasteridaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusAgmoblastusFay 1961

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.

G. †Agmoblastus Fay 1961
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Agmoblastus caddense Strimple and Mapes 1977
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Virgilian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) A. caddense (49810)