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Iranoblastus

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida

Taxonomy
Iranoblastus was named by Flugel (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 904]. Its type is Iranoblastus nodosus.

It was assigned to Granatocrinida by Waters (1990); and to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
I. nodosus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Iranoblastus Flugel p. 55
1990Iranoblastus Waters p. 349
2002Iranoblastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
genusIranoblastus

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. †Iranoblastus Flugel 1966
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Iranoblastus nodosus Flugel 1966
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: Yeadonian or 320.00000 to 318.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7Iran I. nodosus (230509 230510)