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Cambroblastus
Taxonomy
Cambroblastus was named by Smith and Jell (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran]. Its type is Cambroblastus enubilatus.
It was assigned to Astrocystitidae by Smith and Jell (1990); to Edrioasterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Edrioblastoida by Zhu et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Astrocystitidae by Smith and Jell (1990); to Edrioasterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Edrioblastoida by Zhu et al. (2014).
Species
C. enubilatus (type species), C. guolensis
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1990 | Cambroblastus Smith and Jell |
| 2002 | Cambroblastus Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Cambroblastus Zhu et al. pp. 921 - 922 |
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G. †Cambroblastus Smith and Jell 1990
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†Cambroblastus enubilatus Smith and Jell 1990
†Cambroblastus guolensis Zhu et al. 2014
Invalid names: Cambroblastus Smith and Jell 1990 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. B. Smith and P. A. Jell 1990 | An edrioblastoid with an irregular polyplated stalk, 3 irregular cycles of thecal plating and ambulacra composed of biserially arranged flooring plates bearing simple cover plates. No intrathecal pores to the ambiilacral grooves | |
| X.-J. Zhu et al. 2014 | An edrioblastoid with irregular, polyplated stem, distal polyplated and expanded holdfast, 3–4 irregular circlets of strongly ornamented thecal plates, ambulacra composed of large, exposed flooring plates and complex cover plates. |