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Cryptoblastus

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Granatocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cryptoblastus was named by Etherridge and Carpender (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Tour-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,918]. It is not extant. Its type is Cryptoblastus rowleyi.

It was assigned to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Granatocrinidae by Waters and Horowitz (1993), Bauer et al. (2017).

Species
C. granulosus, C. melo, C. pisum, C. rowleyi (type species), C. shumardi
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. cancellatus
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by D. Mathieson on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Cryptoblastus Etherridge, Jr. and Carpender p. 229
1993Cryptoblastus Waters and Horowitz p. 210
2002Cryptoblastus Sepkoski
2017Cryptoblastus Bauer et al. p. 853

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
familyGranatocrinidaeFay 1961
genusCryptoblastusEtherridge and Carpender 1886

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. †Cryptoblastus Etherridge, Jr. and Carpender 1886
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†Cryptoblastus granulosus Meek and Worthen 1865
†Cryptoblastus melo Owen and Shand 1850
†Cryptoblastus pisum Cline 1937
†Cryptoblastus rowleyi Cline 1937
†Cryptoblastus shumardi Meek and Worthern 1866
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

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Canada (Alberta) C. sp. (8610)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Missouri) C. melo (65693)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) C. granulosus (207861)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Missouri) C. granulosus (230504)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Iowa) C. cancellatus (230511) C. granulosus (230497)