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Tanaoblastus roemeri

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Granatocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pentremites roemeri was named by Shumard (1855).

It was recombined as Schizoblastus roemeri by Keyes (1894); it was recombined as Cryptoblastus roemeri by Peck (1938); it was recombined as Tanaoblastus roemeri by Fay (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Pentremites roemeri Shumard p. 186 figs. pl. B, fig. 2a
1894Schizoblastus roemeri Keyes p. 137
1938Cryptoblastus roemeri Peck p. 60 figs. pl. 26, figs. 19-21, 23-24
1961Tanaoblastus roemeri Fay pp. 101 - 102 figs. Plate 36, figures 7-12; text-figs. 209-213

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
familyGranatocrinidaeFay 1961
genusTanaoblastus
speciesroemeri(Shumard 1855)

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.

Tanaoblastus roemeri Shumard 1855
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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: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Schizoblastus roemeri (3314)