Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Alternative combinations: Scenidium anthonense, Scenidium anthonensis, Skenidioides anthonensis
Belongs to Skenidioides according to W. F. Rice 1987
See also Ludvigsen 1979, Ludvigsen 1979 and Wilson 1949
Sister taxa: Skenidioides acutum, 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:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), United States (17: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Tennessee, Wisconsin)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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