Placotriplesia (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Parent taxon: Triplesiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acaretyrricula, Amphiplecia, Bicuspina, Brachymimulus, Caeroplecia, Cliftonia, Craigella, Grammoplecia, Ogmoplecia, Onychoplecia, Onychotreta, Oxoplecia, Paraonychoplecia, Plectotreta, Streptis, Triplesia

Subtaxa: Placotriplesia spissa

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the Czech Republic (2 collections), United States (2: Arkansas, Oklahoma)

• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (8)

Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences

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