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Angioblastus omanensis

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae

Taxonomy
Angioblastus omanensis was named by Webster et al. (2025). Its type specimen is ONHM F-1436 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is WKJ-1 or 2, Wadi Khawr Al Jaramah, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in Oman.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Angioblastus omanensis Webster et al. p. 643 figs. 7.5-7.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyCodasteridaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusAngioblastusWanner 1931
speciesomanensis

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.

Angioblastus omanensis Webster et al. 2025
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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: 2009-12-09 05:26:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 07:26:53
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Oman Angioblastus omanensis (type locality: 275574)