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Orbiblastus

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Schizoblastidae

Taxonomy
Orbiblastus was named by Macurda (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-u Sepkoski's reference number: 520]. Its type is Orbiblastus hoskynae.

It was assigned to Schizoblastidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Orbiblastus Macurda p. 302
1967Orbiblastus Beaver et al. p. S432
2002Orbiblastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
familySchizoblastidaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusOrbiblastus

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. †Orbiblastus Macurda 1965
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Orbiblastus hoskyni Macurda 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available