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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 Pentremitidea filosa. It is the type genus of Hyperoblastinae, Hyperoblastidae.

It was assigned to Phaenoschismatidae by Fay and Wanner (1967); to Hyperoblastinae by Waters and Horowitz (1993); to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hyperoblastidae by Bohatý et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Hyperoblastus Fay
1967Hyperoblastus Fay and Wanner p. S401
1993Hyperoblastus Waters and Horowitz
2002Hyperoblastus Sepkoski
2024Hyperoblastus Bohatý et al. p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
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 acutangulus Schultze 1866
Hyperoblastus angulatus Etheridge and Carpenter 1882
Hyperoblastus clavatus Schultze 1866
Hyperoblastus emuhaensis Waters et al. 2003
Hyperoblastus filosa Whiteaves 1889
Hyperoblastus gilbertsoni Etheridge and Carpenter 1886
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Invalid names: Cordyloblastus giganteum Hauser and Landeta 2013 [synonym]
Hyperoblastus goldringae Reimann 1935
Hyperoblastus ludwigi Bohatý et al. 2024
Hyperoblastus wachsmuthi Etheridge and Carpenter 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available