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Homoctenus tikhyi

Tentaculita - Homoctenida - Homoctenidae

Taxonomy
Homoctenus tikhyi was named by Lyaschenko (1959). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Homoctenus tikhyi Lyaschenko p. 98 figs. pl. 17, figs. 1-4
2000Homoctenus tikhyi Li p. 969

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
RankNameAuthor
subclassChonioconarida
superorderLirioconarida
orderHomoctenidaBoucek 1964
familyHomoctenidaeLjaschenko 1955
genusHomoctenusLjaschenko 1955
speciestikhyiLyaschenko 1959

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.

Homoctenus tikhyi Lyaschenko 1959
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. X. Li 2000Diagnosis.-Narrow conical shell, >1.5 mm long, >0.4 mm wide, apical angle 8 degrees. Rings sharp-edged and regularly arranged;21-22 rings/mm in proximal part; 11-12 rings/mm in distal part. Interspaces flat to concave, 3-4 times as wide as the rings. Shell thin, surface covered with fine longitudinal ribs.