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Indoblastus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae

Discussion

J. wanner, 1924a

Taxonomy
Indoblastus was named by Wanner (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Codasteridae by Fay and Wanner (1967); and to Fissiculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Indoblastus Wanner p. 28
1967Indoblastus Fay and Wanner pp. S408-S410 figs. 249 2a, 250 2b
2002Indoblastus Sepkoski

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

G. †Indoblastus Wanner 1924
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Indoblastus granulatus Wanner 1924
Indoblastus weberi Wanner 1924
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available