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Deltoblastus sevastopuloi

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Schizoblastidae

Taxonomy
Deltoblastus sevastopuloi was named by Webster et al. (2025). Its type specimen is ONHM F-1457 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Deltoblastus sevastopuloi Webster et al. p. 645 figs. 7.9-7.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
familySchizoblastidaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusDeltoblastusFay 1961
speciessevastopuloi

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.

Deltoblastus sevastopuloi 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: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

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 Deltoblastus sevastopuloi (type locality: 275574)