†family Oxopleciidae Havlicek and Storch 1990 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Oxopleciidae

Full reference: V. Havlicek and P. Storch. 1990. Silurian brachiopods and benthic communities in the Prague Basin (Czechoslovakia). Rozpravy Ustredniho Ustavu Geologickeho Svazek 48:1-275

Parent taxon: Triplesiacea according to V. Havlicek and P. Storch 1990

Sister taxon: Triplesidae

Subtaxa: Placocliftonia

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Plicocyrtia Community, Prague Basin (Silurian of Czech Republic)

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