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Hyperoblastus

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Hyperoblastidae

Taxonomy
Hyperoblastus was named by Fay (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Fras-l Sepkoski's reference number: 904]. It is not extant. Its type is Hyperoblastus emuhaensis. It is the type genus of Hyperoblastidae.

It was assigned to Phaenoschismatidae by Fay and Wanner (1967); to Hyperoblastidae by Waters and Horowitz (1993); and to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. emuhaensis (type species), H. goldringae
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Hyperoblastus Fay
1967Hyperoblastus Fay and Wanner p. S401
1993Hyperoblastus Waters and Horowitz
2002Hyperoblastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyHyperoblastidaeFay 1964
genusHyperoblastusFay 1961

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. †Hyperoblastus Fay 1961
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Hyperoblastus emuhaensis Waters et al. 2003
Hyperoblastus goldringae Reimann 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available