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Parabolablastus

Parablastoidea - Blastocystidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Parabolablastus Sprinkle and Sumrall pp. 9 - 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderParablastoideaHudson 1907
familyBlastocystidaeJaekel 1918
genusParabolablastus

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. †Parabolablastus Sprinkle and Sumrall 2008
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Parabolablastus elongatus Sprinkle 1973
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Sprinkle and C. D. Sumrall 2008Theca large, apparently with highly domed vault and short, conical pelvis; deltoids parabolic with long, thick limbs diverging at 35°–55° and bordering long, relatively thin ambulacra, no ambulacral or oral crests seen, 60 or more short, zigzagged, cataspire slits along inside of elongate deltoids, numerous small interbrachials in arched row below slits, long extensions of paired bibrachials filling center of concave vault interrays along with forming large, complete, outer circlet in pelvis, possible radials smaller, forming inner circlet and possible stem cavity in center of pelvis; highly rugose or labyrinthine ornament on large deltoids and bibrachials.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:33:01
Modified: 2004-02-29 13:33:01
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Rangerian or 471.30000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Blastoidocrinus elongatus (183606) P. elongatus (119435)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Blastoidocrinus elongatus (80073)