Skenidioides robertsensis Johnson et al. 1973 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae

Belongs to Skenidioides according to J. G. Johnson et al. 1973

Sister taxa: Skenidioides acutum, 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 scoliodus, Skenidioides woodlandiensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (3 collections), Canada (4: British Columbia, Nunavut), United States (10: Nevada)

• Silurian of United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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