Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Parent taxon: Triplesiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acaretyrricula, Amphiplecia, Brachymimulus, Caeroplecia, Cliftonia, Craigella, Grammoplecia, Ogmoplecia, Onychoplecia, Onychotreta, Oxoplecia, Paraonychoplecia, Placotriplesia, Plectotreta, Streptis, Triplesia
Subtaxa: Bicuspina multicostellata Bicuspina subquadrata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Letna of the Czech Republic (1 collection)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (2: Québec)
• Ordovician of Argentina (2), Canada (7: Quebec, Québec), China (1), the Czech Republic (3), France (1), Ireland (2), Kazakhstan (3), Portugal (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (35), Venezuela (1)
Total: 60 collections including 62 occurrences
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