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Devonoblastus

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Hyperoblastidae

Taxonomy
Devonoblastus was named by Reimann (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 523]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pentremitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Hyperoblastinae by Waters and Horowitz (1993); and to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Devonoblastus Reimann p. 30
1967Devonoblastus Beaver et al. p. S438
1993Devonoblastus Waters and Horowitz p. 210
2002Devonoblastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyHyperoblastidaeFay 1964
subfamilyHyperoblastinaeFay 1964
genusDevonoblastusReimann 1935

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. †Devonoblastus Reimann 1935
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Devonoblastus whiteavesi Riemann 1935
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 Givetian to the top of the Tioughniogan or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) D. leda (91240)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Heilongjiang) D. heitaiensis (25871)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) D. sp. (10459)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Ontario) D. whiteavesi (230498)
Tioughniogan387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) D. whiteavesi (230508)