Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Full reference: O. N. Andreeva. 1982. Middle Ordovician brachiopods of Tuva and the Altai region. Paleontological Journal 1982(2):48-59
Belongs to Oxoplecia according to O. N. Andreeva 1982
Sister taxa: Oxoplecia abnormis, Oxoplecia andersoni, Oxoplecia calhouni, Oxoplecia cooperi, Oxoplecia costellata, Oxoplecia holstonensis, Oxoplecia monitorensis, Oxoplecia multicostellata, Oxoplecia plicata, Oxoplecia subborealis
Type specimen: TsNIGMRmuzey 54/11865. Its type locality is Sample 503c. Uyuk River, Tuva, which is in a Darriwilian carbonate horizon in the Tarlyk Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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