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Homoctenida

Tentaculita

Taxonomy
Homoctenida was named by Boucek (1964). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the subclass Homoctenida by Vinn et al. (2025).

It was assigned to Lirioconarida by Farsan (1994); to Mollusca by Sepkoski (2002); to Tentaculitoidea by Comniskey and Ghilardi (2018); and to Tentaculita by Vinn et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Homoctenida Boucek p. 143
1994Homoctenida Farsan p. 53 figs. Table 9
2002Homoctenida Sepkoski
2018Homoctenida Comniskey and Ghilardi
2025Homoctenida Vinn et al. p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassHomoctenida(Boucek 1964)
subclassHomoctenida(Boucek 1964)

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.

Subcl. †Homoctenida Boucek 1964
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Fm. †Homoctenidae Ljaschenko 1955
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G. †Homoctenus Ljaschenko 1955
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Homoctenus arctus Li 1995
Homoctenus crassus Li 1995
Homoctenus katzerii Comniskey and Ghilardi 2018
Homoctenus krestovnikovi Lyashenko 1955
Homoctenus opima Li 1995
Homoctenus tikhyi Lyaschenko 1959
G. †Striatoctenus Ljaschenko 1985
G. †Tatarites Ljaschenko 1985
Fm. †Paranowakiidae Boucek 1966
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G. †Homoctenowakia Alberti 1984
G. †Paranowakia Boucek 1964
G. †Zeravschanella Ljaschenko 1969
Fm. †Polycylindritidae Vjalov 1962
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G. †Denticulites Ljaschenko 1957
G. †Dneprovskites Ljaschenko 1985
G. †Polycylindrites Ljaschenko 1955
G. †Regularites Ljaschenko 1985
G. †Tenuilorica Lutke 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: passively mobileo
Life habit: planktonico
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 131.o
Created: 2008-01-07 02:54:13
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:23:47
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Lochkovian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 414.60000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (80 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Italy (Sardinia) Paranowakia sp. (26164)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Paranowakia intermedia, Paranowakia bohemica (40698)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Trebotov) Paranowakia intermedia (80306)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Cerna Rokle) Paranowakia bohemica (80300) Paranowakia intermedia (80301)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Pridoli) Paranowakia bohemica (80310)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (Victoria) Homoctenowakia bohemica (224314)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Suchomasty) Paranowakia intermedia (80308)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) Paranowakia bohemica (80309) Paranowakia intermedia (80303 80305)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Radotin) Paranowakia intermedia (80302)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Austria Paranowakia sp. (26205)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Tajikistan Paranowakia scalaris, Paranowakia obuti (45840)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Morocco Homoctenus bohemicus, Paranowakia bohemica, Paranowakia intermedia (13936) Paranowakia bohemica, Paranowakia intermedia (27036) Paranowakia intermedia (27054 91610)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Homoctenowakia bohemica, Paranowakia intermedia (231818) Homoctenowakia sp., Paranowakia sp. (14121)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Homoctenus hanusi (12148)
Lochkovian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Czechia Paranowakia indet. (10314)
Late/Upper Lochkovian414.6 - 413.02Morocco Paranowakia intermedia (27156)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Algeria Paranowakia geinitziana (27161)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) Homoctenus sp. (8509)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia Homoctenus graptolithorum (12104)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco Paranowakia geinitziana (27155) Paranowakia intermedia (27050 27060)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Poland Homoctenus sp. A (81168)
Pragian - Late/Upper Emsian413.02 - 393.47Brazil (ParanĂ¡) Homoctenus katzerii (241006)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Uzbekistan Homoctenus acutatus, Homoctenus curvatus, Homoctenus sp., Homoctenus pseudogeinitziana (169214)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain (Aragon) Homoctenus sp. (40418)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Czechia Homoctenus hanusi (12144)
Eifelian - Late/Upper Emsian393.47 - 393.47Canada (Northwest Territories) Homoctenus caldwelli (3949)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95China (Guangxi) Homoctenus sp. (4794)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia Homoctenus hanusi (80731 80734 80744 80752)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Uzbekistan Homoctenus sp. (217135)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany Homoctenus sp. (127762)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Poland (Kostomloty) Homoctenus hanusi (79001)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Spain (Palencia) Homoctenus tenuicinctus, Homoctenus ultimus, Homoctenus krestovnikovi (40356)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Afghanistan (Herat) Homoctenus sp. A (70144)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Spain (Aragon) Homoctenus tenuicinctus, Homoctenus sp. (40448)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Poland (Kostomloty) Homoctenus krestovnikovi (79006) Homoctenus tokmovensis (79007) Polycylindrites tenuigradatus (79005)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Homoctenida indet. (227980 227981 227982) Homoctenidae indet. (227985) Homoctenus tenuicinctus (145664)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Vietnam Homoctenus kikiensis (83245)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86Germany Homoctenida indet. (227979) Homoctenidae indet. (227984)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86China (Guangxi) Homoctenus sp. (4704)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Vietnam (Ha Giang) Homoctenus sp. (278235 278236 278256 278257 278258 278275)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15China Homoctenus crassus (162319) Homoctenus sp., Homoctenus luofuensis (162322) Homoctenus tikhyi (162318 162320)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15China (Guangxi) Homoctenus sp. (12962 12966 12967) Homoctenus ultimis, Homoctenus sp. (12955)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15France (Alsace) Homoctenus sp. (38675)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Homoctenus sp. (216426)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Spain (Aragon) Homoctenus ultimus (40499)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Vietnam (Ha Giang) Homoctenus sp. (278277 278281)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5China Homoctenus sp. (162323 162326) Homoctenus tikhyi, Homoctenus arctus (162324)