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Skenidiidae ✝
Description | Protorthida is an extinct order of Rhynchonellate brachiopods containing the taxa: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skenidiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Protorthida : Skenidiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Skenidiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | ?Unattached, epifaunal suspension feeder (McKerrow, 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, S. J. Carlson, and C. H. C. Brunton, L. E. Holmer, L. E. Popov, M. Mergl, J. R. Laurie, M. G. Bassett, L. R. M. Cocks, J.-Y. Rong, S. S. Lazarev, R. E. Grant, P. R. Racheboeuf, Y.-G. Jin, B. R. Wardlaw, D. A. T. Harper, A. D. Wright, M. 2000. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skenidiidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Crossiskenidium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Protoskenidioides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Replicoskenidioides ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Skenidioides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 576 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Skenidium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Tropidothyris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1929 | Skenidiidae Kozlowski |
1964 | Skenidiidae Wright |
1974 | Skenidiidae Bassett and Cocks |
1977 | Skenidiidae Mitchell |
2000 | Skenidiidae Williams et al. p. 712 |
2003 | Skenidiidae Benedetto |
2011 | Skenidiidae Hansen and Holmer |
2011 | Skenidiidae Rubel |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!