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Homoctenus arctus

Tentaculita - Homoctenida - Homoctenidae

Taxonomy
Homoctenus arctus was named by Li (1995). Its type specimen is M-8-2, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. acutatus, H. caldwelli, H. hanusi, H. kikiensis, H. pseudogeinitziana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Homoctenus arctus Li pp. 164-165 figs. pl. 1, figs. 6-7
2000Homoctenus arctus Li p. 971

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
RankNameAuthor
subclassChonioconarida
superorderLirioconarida
orderHomoctenidaBoucek 1964
familyHomoctenidaeLjaschenko 1955
genusHomoctenusLjaschenko 1955
speciesarctusLi 1995

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 arctus Li 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available