Tentaculita
Extinct class of uncertain affiliation
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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.
Clade:Lophophorata
Class:†Tentaculita
Boucek, 1964
Boucek, 1964
| Tentaculita Temporal range: Early Ordovician to Middle Jurassic (Vinn 2010) | |
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| Tentaculitids from the Devonian of Maryland. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Lophophorata |
| 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] and preserved musculature suggests a relationship with bryozoans.[6]