Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Alternative combination: Triplecia craigensis
Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1917. The Ordovician and Silurian Brachiopoda of the Girvan District. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 51(4):795-998
Belongs to Triplesia according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Reed 1917 and Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Triplesia calcifera, Triplesia carinata, Triplesia edgelliana, Triplesia eospiriferoides, Triplesia extans, Triplesia girvanensis, Triplesia hintsae, Triplesia iberica, Triplesia insularis, Triplesia maennili, Triplesia monilifera, Triplesia sortanensis, Triplesia subcarinata, Triplesia woodlandensis, Triplesia yichangensis, Triplesia zhejiangensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 450 yards WSW of Minuntion Farm, north side of Stinchar River (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)
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