Triplesia calcifera Billings 1861 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Alternative combination: Camerella calcifera

Belongs to Triplesia according to C. D. Walcott 1884

Sister taxa: Triplesia carinata, Triplesia craigensis, 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: there are no occurrences of Triplesia calcifera in the database

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