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Skelidorygma

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Skelidorygmidae

Taxonomy
Skelidorygma is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Skelidorygminae by Waterhouse (2004); and to Skelidorygmidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Skelidorygma Sepkoski
2004Skelidorygma Waterhouse
2006Skelidorygma Williams et al. p. 1823

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyBrachythyridoideaFrederiks 1924
familySkelidorygmidaeCarter 1994
genusSkelidorygma

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Osagean to the top of the Meramecian or 351.90000 to 335.40000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Canada (Alberta) S. bamberi (67252 67276 67326)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Indiana) S. subcardiiformis (6787 6836)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) S. sp. (6834) S. subcardiiformis (6737 6778)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Indiana) S. subcardiiformis (6776 6833)