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Dacryoconarida

Tentaculita

Taxonomy
Dacryoconarida was named by Fisher (1962).

It was reranked as the subclass Dacryoconarida by Farsan (1994).

It was assigned to Tentaculita by Farsan (1994); and to Mollusca by Sepkoski (2002).

Sister taxa
Gonionowakiida, Nowakiida, Procorniculinida, Styliolinida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Dacryoconarida Fisher
1994Dacryoconarida Farsan p. 53 figs. Table 9
2002Dacryoconarida Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassDacryoconarida(Fisher 1962)
subclassDacryoconarida(Fisher 1962)

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. †Dacryoconarida Fisher 1962
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Or. †Gonionowakiida Farsan 1994
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Fm. †Gonionowakiidae Ruan and Mu 1983
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G. †Gonionowakia Ruan and Mu 1983
G. †Goniostyliolina Ruan and Mu 1983
G. †Gonioviriatellina Ruan and Mu 1983
Or. †Nowakiida Ljaschenko 1955
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Fm. †Crassilinidae Ljaschenko 1955
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G. †Alaina Ljaschenko 1966
G. †Crassilina Ljaschenko 1955
G. †Sogdiana Klishevich 1967
Fm. †Nowakiidae Ljaschenko 1955
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G. †Alexiella Ljaschenko 1969
G. †Cepanonowakia Alberti 1987
G. †Dmitriella Ljaschenko 1966
G. †Kinderlina Ljaschenko 1969
G. †Nowakia Gurich 1896
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Nowakia sulcata Roemer 1843
G. †Stylionowakia Lardeux 1969
G. †Sulcatonowakia Alberti 1984
G. †Turkestanella Klishevich 1968
G. †Variella Ljaschenko 1966
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Invalid names: Diploctenus Lütke 1985 [synonym]
G. †Viriatellina Boucek 1964
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Viriatellina gemuendina Runzheimer 1932
Viriatellina hercynica Boucek 1964
Fm. †Peneauiidae Lardeux 1969
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G. †Guerichina Boucek and Prantl 1961
G. †Peneauia Lardeux 1969
Fm. †Striatostyliolinidae Boucek 1964
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G. †Costulatostyliolina Lardeux 1969
G. †Metastyliolina Boucek and Prantl 1961
G. †Striatostyliolina Boucek and Prantl 1961
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Striatostyliolina striata Richter 1854
Fm. †Undastriatostyliolinidae Farsan 1994
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G. †Distriatostylus Lardeux 1969
G. †Hemipsila Mu and Mu 1974
G. †Sinoviriatellina Li 1990
G. †Undastriatostyliolina Farsan 1983
Or. †Procorniculinida Farsan 1994
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Fm. †Procorniculinidae Alberti 1986
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G. †Corniculina Klishevich 1967
G. †Corniculinoides Alberti 1986
G. †Cyrtonowakia Alberti 1986
G. †Procorniculina Alberti 1985
G. †Styliola Leseuer 1826
Or. †Styliolinida Ljaschenko 1955
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Fm. †Styliolinidae Grabau and Shimer 1910
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G. †Styliacus Alberti 1985
G. †Styliolina Karpinsky 1884
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Styliolina fissurella Hall 1879
Invalid names: Styliolitidae Gürich 1908 [synonym]
Fm. †Viriatellidae Farsan 1994
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G. †Viriatella Ljaschenko 1955
G. †Viratellina Boucek 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:34:00
Modified: 2010-02-22 04:21:51
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Kinderhookian or 449.60000 to 352.00000 Ma

Collections (417 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Styliolina sp. (24187)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Styliolina sp. (25484 25491 25496)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Guerichina sp., Nowakia sp. (496)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Bolivia Styliolina sp. (26984)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Styliolina sp. (25492 25633 25743)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Maryland) Dacryoconarida indet. (489)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland Nowakia sp., Viriatellina sp. (81202)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic (Prague) Dacryoconarida indet., Nowakia bohemica, Nowakia acuaria, Nowakia sororcula (12068)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic (Bohemia) Nowakia sp. (594)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Spain (Palencia) Nowakia acuaria (40347)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Spain (Aragon) Nowakia bianulifera, Styliolina sp. (40448) Styliolina sp. (40449 40498)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Ontario) Nowakia sp., Styliolina sp. (633)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Styliolina sp. (83975) Styliolinidae indet. (39053)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany Styliolinidae indet. (227985)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Poland (Kostomloty) Styliolina domanicense, Styliolina nucleata (79007) Viriatellina sp. A (79008)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Vietnam Styliolina sp. (83245)
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9Germany Styliolinidae indet. (227984)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9United Kingdom (England) Styliolina sp. (640)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (New Mexico) Styliolina sp. (158270)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) Styliolina sp. (6935)