Onychoplecia schmidti Rõõmusoks 1964 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Full reference: A. Rõõmusoks. 1964. Some Brachiopods from Ordovician Estonia (Nekotorye Brachiopody iz Ordovika Estonii). Tartu Riikliku Ülikooli Toimetised 1-28

Belongs to Onychoplecia according to A. Rõõmusoks 1964

Sister taxa: Onychoplecia brevirostris, Onychoplecia gracilis, Onychoplecia kindlei, Onychoplecia longirostris, Onychoplecia matutina, Onychoplecia obesa, Onychoplecia tenuis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Rakvere, exposure, Piilse Member, Rägavere Fm. (Ordovician of Estonia)

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