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Pyramiblastus

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Granatocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pyramiblastus was named by Macurda (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l Sepkoski's reference number: 520]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Granatocrinidae by Beaver et al. (1967), Waters and Horowitz (1993); and to Spiraculata by Macurda (1964), Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pyramiblastus Macurda, Jr. p. 106
1967Pyramiblastus Beaver et al. p. S427
1993Pyramiblastus Waters and Horowitz p. 210
2002Pyramiblastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
familyGranatocrinidaeFay 1961
genusPyramiblastus

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. †Pyramiblastus Macurda, Jr. 1964
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Pyramiblastus fusiformis Wachsmuth and Springer 1888
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: Kinderhookian or 358.86000 to 351.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Iowa) Orophocrinus fusiformis (120126)