Tentaculita Temporal range: Ordovician to Middle Jurassic (Vinn 2010) Early | |
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Tentaculitids from the Devonian of Maryland. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Lophophorata |
Class: | † Tentaculita Boucek, 1964 |
Taxa of uncertain placement | |
Tentaculita is an extinct class of lophophorates ranging from the Early Ordovician to the Middle Jurassic. They were suspension feeders with a near worldwide distribution. For a more thorough discussion, see Tentaculites .
The presence of perforate septa and "septal necks" has been used to argue for a cephalopod affinity, whereas the shell microstructure, notably the presence of punctae, points to a brachiopod relationship, [5] and preserved musculature suggests a relationship with bryozoans. [6]
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