Skenidioides lewisii Davidson 1848 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae

Alternative combination: Orthis lewisii

Belongs to Skenidioides according to M. G. Bassett and L. R. M. Cocks 1974

Sister taxa: Skenidioides acutum, Skenidioides anthonense, Skenidioides asteroideus, Skenidioides billingsi, Skenidioides costatus, Skenidioides craigensis, Skenidioides elongatus, Skenidioides greenhoughi, Skenidioides hymiri, Skenidioides kayseri, 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 (1 collection), Lithuania (4)

• Silurian of Estonia (1), Lithuania (32), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 47 collections each including a single occurrence

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