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Pterotoblastus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae

Taxonomy
Pterotoblastus was named by Wanner (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,82]. Its type is Pterotoblastus gracilis.

It was assigned to Codasteridae by Beaver et al. (1967) and Bodenbender and Fisher (2001); and to Fissiculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Pterotoblastus Wanner p. 24
1967Pterotoblastus Beaver et al. p. S409
2001Pterotoblastus Bodenbender and Fisher p. 365
2002Pterotoblastus Sepkoski

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

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. †Pterotoblastus Wanner 1924
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Pterotoblastus decemcostis Breimer and Macurda, Jr. 1972
Pterotoblastus ferrugineus Breimer and Macurda 1972
Pterotoblastus gracilis Wanner 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available