Tentaculita

For a group of comb jellies, see Tentaculata.

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.

Tentaculita Temporal range: Ordovician–Middle Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Ordovician to Middle Jurassic (Vinn 2010)
Tentaculitids from the Devonian of Maryland.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Lophophorata
Class:	†Tentaculita Boucek, 1964
Taxa of uncertain placement
Anticalyptraea[1] Chonioconarida[2] Cornulitida[3] Dacryoconarida[2] Microconchida[4] Tentaculitida

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]

Subdivisions

Subclasses

• Chonioconarida
• Dacryoconarida

Orders

• Cornulitida
• Microconchida
• Tentaculitida
• Trypanoporida

Genera

• Anticalyptraea
• Lindstroemiella