Oxoplecia ujukensis Andreeva 1982 (lamp shell)

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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