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Cryptoblastus

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Granatocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cryptoblastus was named by Etherridge and Carpender (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Tour-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,918]. It is not extant. Its type is Cryptoblastus rowleyi.

It was assigned to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Granatocrinidae by Bauer et al. (2017).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Cryptoblastus Etherridge, Jr. and Carpender p. 229
2002Cryptoblastus Sepkoski
2017Cryptoblastus Bauer et al. p. 853

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
familyGranatocrinidaeFay 1961
genusCryptoblastusEtherridge and Carpender 1886

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. †Cryptoblastus Etherridge, Jr. and Carpender 1886
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Cryptoblastus granulosus Meek and Worthen 1865
Cryptoblastus melo Owen and Shand 1850
Cryptoblastus pisum Cline 1937
Cryptoblastus rowleyi Cline 1937
Cryptoblastus shumardi Meek and Worthern 1866
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available