Septalites

Septalites is a genus of cornulitid tubeworms. Their shells lack vesicular wall structure and have a smooth lumen filled with numerous transverse septa. They are externally covered with transverse ridges. Their fossils are known only from the Silurian of Gotland.^[1]

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Septalites Temporal range: Silurian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Septalites septatus from the Silurian of Gotland.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	incertae sedis
Class:	Tentaculita†
Order:	Cornulitida†
Family:	Cornulitidae†
Genus:	Septalites† Vinn, 2005

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