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Ptychoblastus

Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Granatocrinidae

Taxonomy
Ptychoblastus was named by Fay (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 520]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Ptychoblastus Fay p. 1198
1967Ptychoblastus Beaver et al. p. S427
2002Ptychoblastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderGranatocrinidaBather 1900
familyGranatocrinidaeFay 1961
genusPtychoblastusFay 1960

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. †Ptychoblastus Fay 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available