Blastozoa

Blastozoa

Blastozoa

Subphylum of marine invertebrates

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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. [1]
    Sprinkle, J. (1973). "Morphology and evolution of blastozoan echinoderms". Harvard Special Publication: Museum of Comparative Zoology.
  2. [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.


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