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Microblastus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Phaenoschismatidae

Taxonomy
Microblastus was named by Eykeren (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phaenoschismatidae by Fay and Wanner (1967); and to Fissiculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Microblastus Eykeren p. S401
1967Microblastus Fay and Wanner p. S401
2002Microblastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyPhaenoschismatidaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusMicroblastusEykeren 1942

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. †Microblastus Eykeren 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available