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Hyperoblastus angulatus

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Hyperoblastidae

Taxonomy
Pentremitidea angulata was named by Etheridge and Carpenter (1882). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NHMUK-E792.

It was recombined as Cordyloblastus angulatus by Breimer (1971); it was recombined as Hyperoblastus angulatus by Bohatý et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Pentremitidea angulata Etheridge and Carpenter pp. 222, 224-225
1971Cordyloblastus angulatus Breimer
2024Hyperoblastus angulatus Bohatý et al. p. 47 fig. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyHyperoblastidaeFay 1964
genusHyperoblastusFay 1961
speciesangulatus(Etheridge and Carpenter 1882)

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.

Hyperoblastus angulatus Etheridge and Carpenter 1882
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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: Late/Upper Emsian or 399.50000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain Hyperoblastus angulatus (238337)