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Denticulites

Tentaculita - Homoctenida - Polycylindritidae

Taxonomy
Denticulites was named by Ljaschenko (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u].

It was assigned to Polycylindritidae by Farsan (1994); and to Tentaculitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Denticulites Ljaschenko
1994Denticulites Farsan p. 53 figs. Table 9
2002Denticulites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassChonioconarida
superorderLirioconarida
orderHomoctenidaBoucek 1964
familyPolycylindritidaeVjalov 1962
genusDenticulitesLjaschenko 1957

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.

G. †Denticulites Ljaschenko 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available