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Conuloblastus

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Conuloblastidae

Taxonomy
Conuloblastus was named by Breimer and Dop (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 523]. It is the type genus of Conuloblastidae.

It was assigned to Hyperoblastinae by Waters and Horowitz (1993); to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Conuloblastidae by Bohatý et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Conuloblastus Breimer and Dop
1993Conuloblastus Waters and Horowitz p. 210
2002Conuloblastus Sepkoski
2024Conuloblastus Bohatý et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyConuloblastidae
genusConuloblastusBreimer and Dop 1975

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. †Conuloblastus Breimer and Dop 1975
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Conuloblastus malladae Etheridge and Carpenter 1883
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Invalid names: Cordyloblastus alejensis Briemer 1970 [synonym]
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: Late/Upper Emsian or 399.50000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain Pentremitidea malladae (238337)