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Extinct class of uncertain affiliation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tentaculita is an extinct class of uncertain placement 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.
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 |
Superphylum: | Lophotrochozoa (?) |
Class: | †Tentaculita Boucek, 1964 |
Taxa of uncertain placement | |
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]
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