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Skenidioides woodlandiensis

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae

Taxonomy

Skenidium lewisii woodlandiense was named by Davidson (1882) [Lectotype designated by Cocks (2005: 82).]. Its type specimen is B 72695 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Skenidioides woodlandiense by Temple (1987); it was recombined as Skenidioides woodlandiensis by Cocks (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

S. acuta, S. aequicostellata, S. boucoti, S. cingulatus, S. convexus, S. famulus, S. fascinatus, S. glindmeyeri, S. henryhousensis, S. hubeiensis, S. impressus, S. lewisi, S. mediocostatus, S. merope, S. moranus, S. obtusus, S. oelandica, S. perfectus, S. polonicus, S. pyramidale, S. quondongensis, S. skoliotus, S. suburbanum, S. suburbanus, S. tatyanae, S. thrinax, S. transversus, S. variabilis, S. variablis, S. woodlandensis, S. worsleyi, S. yiduensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1882	Skenidium lewisii woodlandiense Davidson p. 174 figs. pl. 11 f. 1-2
1987	Skenidioides woodlandiense Temple p. 38
2008	Skenidioides woodlandiensis Cocks p. 82 figs. Pl. 7, figs 1–5

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Protorthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamily	Skenidioidea	Kozlowski 1929
family	Skenidiidae	Kozlowski 1929
genus	Skenidioides	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
species	woodlandiensis	()

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.

†Skenidioides woodlandiensis Davidson 1882

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitep

Entire body:

yesg

Adult length:

1.0 to < 10g

Adult width:

1.0 to < 10g

Environment:

marineuc

Locomotion:

facultatively mobileg

Attached:

yesp

Life habit:

epifaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2009-04-13 10:37:47

Modified:

2009-06-02 15:53:28

Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Aeronian or 443.10000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (88 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	United Kingdom (Wales)	Skenidioides woodlandiense (3453 3459 3466 3468 3469 3471 3472 4963 4964 4980 5050 5051 5052 5054 5055 5065 5069 5072 5074 5080 5081 5088 5090 5091 5092 5097)
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	Norway (Asker)	Skenidioides woodlandiensis (191029 191030 191032 191033 191034 191035)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian	443.1 - 438.6	United Kingdom (Wales)	Skenidioides woodlandiense (4927 4928 4929 4931 4933 4934 4935 4938 4939 4940 4942 4943 4946 4947 4948 4949 4950 4952 4953 4954 4955 4956 4957 4959 4961 4962 4970 4974 4979 4982 4986 4990 4991 4992 4993 4994 4995 4996 4997 4999 5000 5023 5025 5027 5029 5030 5031 5032 5033 5036 5041 5042 5043)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian	443.1 - 438.6	Norway (Asker)	Skenidioides woodlandiensis (191036 191037)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	United Kingdom (Scotland)	Skenidioides woodlandiensis (153465)