Skenidioides acutum Lindström 1861 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae

Alternative combination: Orthis acuta

Belongs to Skenidioides according to M. Rubel 2011

See also Bassett and Cocks 1974

Sister taxa: Skenidioides anthonense, Skenidioides asteroideus, Skenidioides billingsi, Skenidioides costatus, Skenidioides craigensis, Skenidioides elongatus, Skenidioides greenhoughi, Skenidioides hymiri, Skenidioides kayseri, Skenidioides lewisii, Skenidioides multifarius, Skenidioides oklahomensis, Skenidioides operosa, Skenidioides paucicostatus, Skenidioides petrasi, Skenidioides pyramidalis, Skenidioides robertsensis, Skenidioides scoliodus, Skenidioides woodlandiensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jaani of Estonia (6 collections)

• Silurian of Estonia (10), Sweden (1)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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