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Skenidioides asteroideus

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae

Taxonomy

Skenidioides asteroidea was named by Reed (1917).

It was corrected as Skenidioides asteroideus by Hiller (1981).

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
1917	Skenidioides asteroidea Reed
1981	Skenidioides asteroideus Hiller

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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	asteroideus	(Reed 1917)

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 asteroideus Reed 1917

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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 Cautleyan to the top of the Hirnantian or 449.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cautleyan	449.2 - 448.8	Ireland (Leinster)	Skenidioides asteroidea (89130)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan	449.2 - 445.2	United Kingdom (Wales)	Skenidioides asteroideus (8290 8291)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian	448.8 - 443.1	United Kingdom (Wales)	Skenidioides asteroideus (8292)
Hirnantian	445.2 - 443.1	Türkiye	Skenidioides asteroidea (185134)