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Cordyloblastus

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Pentremitidae

Taxonomy
Cordyloblastus was named by Fay (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Eife]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pentremitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Cordyloblastus Fay p. 52
1967Cordyloblastus Beaver et al. p. S437
2002Cordyloblastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyPentremitidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusCordyloblastusFay 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. †Cordyloblastus Fay 1961
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available