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Macurdablastus

Blastoidea

Taxonomy
Macurdablastus was named by Broadhead (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 616]. It is not extant. Its type is Macurdablastus uniplicatus.

It was assigned to Blastoidea by Broadhead (1984), Sepkoski (2002) and Bauer et al. (2019).

Species
M. uniplicatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Macurdablastus Broadhead p. 5
2002Macurdablastus Sepkoski
2019Macurdablastus Bauer et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
genusMacurdablastus

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. †Macurdablastus Broadhead 1984
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Macurdablastus uniplicatus Broadhead 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Caradoc or 470.00000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Kentucky) M. uniplicatus (124619)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) M. sp. (193695)