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Skenidium

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae

Taxonomy
Skenidium is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Skenidiidae.

It was corrected as Scenidium by Reed (1917).

It was assigned to Brachiopoda by Reed (1917); to Skenidiidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Scenidium Reed p. 921
2000Skenidium Williams et al. p. 712
2002Skenidium Sepkoski

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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
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilySkenidioideaKozlowski 1929
familySkenidiidaeKozlowski 1929
genusSkenidium

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.

G. †Skenidium
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Scenidium lewisi Davidson 1883
Skenidium lewisii Davidson 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:38:21
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:38:21
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Middle Givetian or 457.30000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Scenidium halli (5331)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) S. sp. (463)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (New York) Scenidium pyramidale (81820 81878 82554 82607) Scenidium pyramidalis (81909)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (New York) Scenidium pyramidale (82514) Scenidium pyramidalis (81907 81908)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) S. sp. (471)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) S. insigne (26826)
Helderbergian - Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine S. lewisi (13875)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (New York) S. sp. (24815)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Tennessee) S. sp. (26852)
Helderbergian419.2 - 393.3USA (New York) S. insignis (25896)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Nevada) S. asellatum (94274 94407)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2France (Bretagne) S. sp. (84086 84091 84095 84098 84099)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Iowa) S. independense (35502)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New Mexico) S. independense (219871)