Tentaculita Temporal range: 485–165 Ma Early Ordovician to Middle Jurassic (Vinn 2010) |
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Tentaculitids from the Devonian of Maryland. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca (?) |
Class: |
†Tentaculita Boucek 1964 |
Orders and genera of uncertain placement | |
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 also includes Cornulitida and Microconchida.