Chonioconarida

Chonioconarida
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Tentaculita
Subclass: Chonioconarida
Farsan, 1994
Superorders
  • Trompetoconarida†
  • Liriconarida†

Chonioconarida is an extinct subclass of free living animals from the Tentaculita class, which were common in the Silurian and Devonian oceans. Chonioconarids have a slim and long needle-like larval parts. They are covered with sculpture throughout (Farsan 2005). Their affinity is unknown. Their fossils are known from Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America.