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Austroblastus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae

Taxonomy
Austroblastus was named by McKellar (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-l Sepkoski's reference number: 82]. Its type is Austroblastus whitehousei.

It was assigned to Phaenoschismatidae by McKellar (1969); to Codasteridae by Bodenbender and Fisher (2001); and to Fissiculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. whitehousei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Austroblastus McKellar p. 20
2001Austroblastus Bodenbender and Fisher p. 365
2002Austroblastus Sepkoski

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

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. †Austroblastus McKellar 1969
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Austroblastus whitehousei McKellar 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available