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Triplesia

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Triplesia Hall
1964Triplesia Wright
1977Triplesia Mitchell
1982Triplesia Owen and Harper
1987Triplesia Temple p. 54
2000Triplesia Williams et al. p. 685
2011Triplesia Rubel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderTriplesiidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyTriplesioideaSchuchert 1913
familyTriplesiidaeSchuchert 1913
genusTriplesiaHall 1859

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Triplesia Hall 1859
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Triplesia calcifera Billings 1861
Triplesia carinata Cooper 1956
Triplesia craigensis Reed 1917
Triplesia edgelliana Davidson 1869
Triplesia eospiriferoides Havlicek and Storch 1990
Triplesia extans Emmons 1842
Triplesia girvanensis Cocks 2008
Triplesia hintsae Cocks 2014
Triplesia iberica Villas 1985
Triplesia insularis Eichwald 1843
Triplesia maennili Rubel 1963
Triplesia monilifera M'Coy 1846
Triplesia sortanensis Nikitin and Popov 1996
Triplesia subcarinata Cooper 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006).g
Created: 2009-06-02 13:53:43
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:45:23
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Zahorany to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 459.30000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (245 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician486.85 - 443.1USA (New York) T. sp. (332)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) T. sp. (314)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Alabama) T. carinata (162364)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China T. sp. (154901)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) T. sp. (9295)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) T. edgelliana (3318 3319 3320 69537 69538 69543 69544 69547 69548 69549)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom T. edgelliana (69534 69542 69550 69552 69555 69559 69560 69561 69562 69563 69564 69565 69566 69567 69568 69569 69572 69573 69575 69577 69578 69579)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom T. edgelliana (69590 69593)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Scotland) T. craigensis (164928)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2USA (Tennessee) T. sp. (309)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) T. sp. (159922 172940)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Canada (Québec) T. anticostiensis (24412)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) T. sp. (26763)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Québec) T. anticostiensis (24420 24423 24424 24435)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6Canada (Québec) T. sp. (25162)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) T. putillus (26805)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) T. putillus (26778 26787 26789 26792 26794)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Alabama) T. sp. (24868)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) T. sp. (49641)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) T. putillus (26788 26802)