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Tentaculites gyracanthus

Tentaculita - Tentaculitidae

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassTentaculitida(Ljaschenko 1955)
familyTentaculitidaeWalcott 1886
genusTentaculites
speciesgyracanthus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Lochkovian or 426.70000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Maryland) Tentaculites gyracanthus (41645)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) Tentaculites gyracanthus (41717 41719 41729 41737)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Tentaculites gyracanthus (3628 75184 76242 76250 76756)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennyslvania) Tentaculites gyracanthus (649)