Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Full reference: A. D. Wright and V. Jaanusson. 1993. New genera of Upper Ordovician triplesiid brachiopods from Sweden. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 115(2):93-108
Parent taxon: Triplesiidae according to A. D. Wright and V. Jaanusson 1993
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acaretyrricula, Amphiplecia, Bicuspina, Brachymimulus, Caeroplecia, Cliftonia, Craigella, Grammoplecia, Onychoplecia, Onychotreta, Oxoplecia, Paraonychoplecia, Placotriplesia, Plectotreta, Streptis, Triplesia
Subtaxa: Ogmoplecia nesca Ogmoplecia plicata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Estonia (2 collections), Kazakhstan (4), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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