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Skenidioides

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Skenidioides Schuchert and Cooper
1964Skenidioides Wright
1974Skenidioides Bassett and Cocks
1977Skenidioides Mitchell
1997Skenidioides Jin and Chatterton
2000Skenidioides Williams et al. p. 714
2002Skenidioides Sepkoski
2003Skenidioides Benedetto
2011Skenidioides Rubel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilySkenidioideaKozlowski 1929
familySkenidiidaeKozlowski 1929
genusSkenidioidesSchuchert and Cooper 1931

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. †Skenidioides Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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Skenidioides acutum Lindström 1861
Skenidioides anthonense Sardeson 1894
Skenidioides billingsi Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Skenidioides costatus Cooper 1956
Skenidioides elongatus Cooper 1956
Skenidioides hymiri Baarli 1995
Skenidioides kayseri Benedetto 2003
Skenidioides lewisii Davidson 1848
Skenidioides multifarius Potter 1990
Skenidioides operosa Johnson et al. 1976
Skenidioides petrasi Rubel 2011
Skenidioides pyramidalis Twenhofel 1928
Skenidioides robertsensis Johnson et al. 1973
Skenidioides scoliodus Temple 1968
Skenidioides woodlandiensis Davidson 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: ?Unattached, epifaunal suspension feeder (McKerrow, 1979)g
Created: 2009-04-13 10:37:47
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:53:28
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 470.00000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (584 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1Argentina S. kayseri (115170 115182 115183)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) S. sp. (4709 4715)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina S. sp. (8783 8875)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (69096)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Alabama) S. convexus (162364)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) S. sp. (314)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) S. oklahomensis (301 104282) S. sp. (104284 104392)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (California) S. glindmeyeri (100565 100575 100602 100629) S. multifarius (100558 100570 100593)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Scotland) S. costatus (164926)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (QingHai) S. sp. (8683 23596)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic S. suburbanus (12102 12103 12104)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Canada (Northwest Territories) S. sp. (75582)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco S. suburbanum (13939)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Canada (Yukon Territory) S. variabilis (26658)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5USA (Nevada) S. sp. (648)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic (Barrandia) S. boucoti, S. fascinatus (12112)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Canada (Yukon) S. sp. (81647)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Canada (Yukon Territory) S. variabilis (26659)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland S. polonicus (231679)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Barrandia) S. cingulatus (12252)