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Timoroblastus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Neoschismatidae

Discussion

J. Wanner, 1924a

Taxonomy
Timoroblastus was named by Wanner (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,82]. It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Wanner (1924).

It was assigned to Codasteridae by Bodenbender and Fisher (2001); to Fissiculata by Sepkoski (2002); to Phaenoschismatidae by Wanner (1924), Webster and Sevastopulo (2007); and to Neoschismatidae by Webster et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Timoroblastus Wanner
2001Timoroblastus Bodenbender and Fisher p. 365
2002Timoroblastus Sepkoski
2007Timoroblastus Webster and Sevastopulo p. 401
2025Timoroblastus Webster et al. p. 641

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyNeoschismatidaeWanner 1940
genusTimoroblastusWanner 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. †Timoroblastus Wanner 1924
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Timoroblastus coronatus Wanner 1924
Timoroblastus weiensis Wanner 1940
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: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Roadian or 290.10000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Oman T. coronatus (77176)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Indonesia T. constrictus (230537)
Kungurian - Roadian283.3 - 266.9Oman T. coronatus (275575)