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Homoctenus

Tentaculita - Homoctenida - Homoctenidae

Taxonomy
Homoctenus was named by Ljaschenko (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-l D Fras-u].

It was assigned to Homoctenidae by Farsan (1994) and Li (2000); and to Homoctenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Homoctenus Ljaschenko
1994Homoctenus Farsan p. 53 figs. Table 9
2000Homoctenus Li p. 969
2002Homoctenus Sepkoski

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

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. †Homoctenus Ljaschenko 1955
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Homoctenus arctus Li 1995
Homoctenus crassus Li 1995
Homoctenus opima Li 1995
Homoctenus tikhyi Lyaschenko 1959
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
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 Lochkovian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.20000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco H. bohemicus (13936)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.2 - 387.7Czech Republic H. hanusi (12148)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Poland H. sp. A (81168)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic H. graptolithorum (12104)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) H. sp. (8509)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Uzbekistan H. acutatus, H. curvatus, H. sp., H. pseudogeinitziana (169214)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Aragon) H. sp. (40418)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Czech Republic H. hanusi (12144)
Eifelian - Late/Upper Emsian393.3 - 391.9Canada (Northwest Territories) H. caldwelli (3949)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic H. hanusi (80731 80734 80744 80752)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany H. sp. (127762)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) H. sp. (4794)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Uzbekistan H. sp. (217135)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland (Kostomloty) H. hanusi (79001)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Spain (Palencia) H. tenuicinctus, H. krestovnikovi, H. ultimus (40356)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Afghanistan (Herat) H. sp. (70144)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany H. tenuicinctus (145664)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Spain (Aragon) H. tenuicinctus, H. sp. (40448)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Vietnam H. kikiensis (83245)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Poland (Kostomloty) H. krestovnikovi (79006) H. tokmovensis (79007)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9China (Guangxi) H. sp. (4704)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1China H. crassus (162319) H. sp. (162322) H. tikhyi (162318 162320)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1France (Alsace) H. sp. (38675)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Spain (Aragon) H. ultimus (40499)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1China (Guangxi) H. sp. (12962 12966 12967) H. ultimis, H. sp. (12955)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Australia (Western Australia) H. sp. (216426)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6China H. sp. (162323 162326) H. tikhyi, H. arctus (162324)