Triplesia eospiriferoides Havlicek and Storch 1990 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

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

Belongs to Triplesia according to V. Havlicek and P. Storch 1990

Sister taxa: Triplesia calcifera, Triplesia carinata, Triplesia craigensis, Triplesia edgelliana, Triplesia extans, Triplesia girvanensis, Triplesia hintsae, Triplesia iberica, Triplesia insularis, Triplesia maennili, Triplesia monilifera, Triplesia sortanensis, Triplesia subcarinata, Triplesia woodlandensis, Triplesia yichangensis, Triplesia zhejiangensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Hyskov, V Jakubince, which is in an Aeronian marine lime mudstone/limestone in the Zelkovice Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hyskov, V Jakubince

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