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Blastocystidae

Parablastoidea - Blastocystidae

Taxonomy
Blastocystidae was named by Jaekel (1918). Its type is Blastocystis.

It was assigned to Parablastoidea by Beaver et al. (1967) and Sprinkle and Sumrall (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Blastocystidae Jaekel
1967Blastocystidae Beaver et al. p. S294
2008Blastocystidae Sprinkle and Sumrall p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderParablastoideaHudson 1907
familyBlastocystidaeJaekel 1918
familyBlastocystidaeJaekel 1918

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.

Fm. †Blastocystidae Jaekel 1918
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G. †Blastoidocrinus Billings 1859
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†Blastoidocrinus nevadensis Sprinkle 1973
G. †Eurekablastus Sprinkle and Sumrall 2008
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†Eurekablastus ninemilensis Sprinkle and Sumrall 2008
†Eurekablastus rozhnovi Sprinkle and Sumrall 2008
G. †Parabolablastus Sprinkle and Sumrall 2008
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†Parabolablastus elongatus Sprinkle 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:33:01
Modified: 2004-02-29 13:33:01
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Whiterockian or 474.90000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (103785) Eurekablastus rozhnovi (211436)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Idaho) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (103789)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Eurekablastus ninemilensis (180654 180655)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Idaho) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (103788)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Blastoidocrinus elongatus, Blastoidocrinus nevadensis (183606) Parabolablastus elongatus, Blastoidocrinus nevadensis (119435)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Utah) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (103916 104061) Blastoidocrinus sp. (103787)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (172200 172209 172350 172351 197279) Blastoidocrinus sp. (305 311 435 80006)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (172180 172336) Blastoidocrinus expansa (56215)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (103908 103911)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Blastoidocrinus elongatus, Blastoidocrinus nevadensis (80073) Blastoidocrinus sp. (80078)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (119483 205397)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4USA (Nevada) Blastoidocrinus sp. (226922 226923)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Canada (Quebec) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (182449 182450 182451 182452)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0USA (New York) Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens (179816)