†Placotriplesia (lamp shell)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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