Biology:Blastozoa

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Short description: Subphylum of marine invertebrates

Blastozoa
Temporal range: Cambrian–Permian
Haeckel Blastoidea.jpg
Blastoids, an example of a single group of blastozoans.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: †Blastozoa
Classes

Blastozoa is a subphylum of extinct Echinoderms characterized by the presence of specialized respiratory structures and brachiole plates used for feeding.[1] It ranged from the Cambrian to the Permian.

A significant species has been found at the Zaouïa Formation.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Sprinkle, J. (1973). "Morphology and evolution of blastozoan echinoderms". Harvard Special Publication: Museum of Comparative Zoology. 
  2. ↑ Makhlouf, Y.; B. Lefebvre; E. Nardin; A. Nedjari, and C.R.C. Paul. 2017. The diploporite blastozoan Lepidocalix pulcher from the Middle Ordovician of northern Algeria: Taxonomic revision and palaeoecological implication. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 62. 299–310. Accessed 2020-05-29.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3234855 entry




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