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Protoskenidioides

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae

Taxonomy
Protoskenidioides was named by Williams (1974). It is not extant. Its type is Protoskenidioides revelata.

It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); to Protorthida by Zhan and Jin (2005); and to Skenidiidae by Williams et al. (2000), Benedetto (2003) and Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Species
P. promontorium, P. revelata (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Protoskenidioides Williams
2000Protoskenidioides Williams et al. p. 713
2002Protoskenidiodes Sepkoski
2003Protoskenidioides Benedetto
2005Protoskenidioides Zhan and Jin p. 375
2011Protoskenidioides Hansen and Holmer

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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
genusProtoskenidioidesWilliams 1974

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. †Protoskenidioides Williams 1974
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Protoskenidioides promontorium Hansen and Holmer 2011
Protoskenidioides revelata Williams 1974
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Arenig or 474.90000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1Argentina P. revelata (115170 115181)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (JiangSu) Protoskenidiodes sp. (7933)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) Protoskenidiodes sp. (4714 4715)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (Shropshire) P. revelata (43918 43930 43931)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) Protoskenidiodes sp. (3684)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hubei) P. huanghuaensis (186117 186120)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0Norway (Spitsbergen) P. promontorium (189896 189901 189911 189924 189929)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian470.0 - 467.3Ireland P. hibernicus (153922)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3China (Hubei) P. huanghuaensis (186112 186122 186123 186124 186126)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Yunnan) P. weixinensis (54187)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Hubei) P. huanghuaensis (186128 186129 186130 186131 186133)