†Oxoplecia multicostellata Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Oxoplecia according to G. A. Cooper 1956
Sister taxa: Oxoplecia abnormis, Oxoplecia andersoni, Oxoplecia calhouni, Oxoplecia cooperi, Oxoplecia costellata, Oxoplecia holstonensis, Oxoplecia monitorensis, Oxoplecia plicata, Oxoplecia subborealis, Oxoplecia ujukensis
Type specimen: USNM 111790
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Virginia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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