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Dissimiloblastus

Blastoidea

Taxonomy
Dissimiloblastus was named by Bohatý et al. (2024). It is not extant. Its type is Dissimiloblastus inequalis.

It was assigned to Blastoidea by Bohatý et al. (2024).

Species
D. inequalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Dissimiloblastus Bohatý et al. p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
genusDissimiloblastus

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. †Dissimiloblastus Bohatý et al. 2024
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†Dissimiloblastus inequalis Bohatý et al. 2024
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: Early/Lower Eifelian or 393.47000 to 390.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eifelian393.47 - 390.5Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) D. inequalis (238326)