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Triplesia subcarinata

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Taxonomy
Triplesia subcarinata was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 117094a, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Columbia, Lebanon Limestone, Stones River Group, which is in a Blackriveran marine limestone in the Lebanon Formation of Tennessee.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Triplesia subcarinata Cooper p. 538 figs. Plate 100, H, figures 35-40
1975Triplesia subcarinatina Ludvigsen p. 682

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

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.

Triplesia subcarinata Cooper 1956
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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
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 Blackriveran to the top of the Rocklandian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Kazakhstan Triplesia subcarinata (80181 80210)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Triplesia subcarinata (type locality: 173362)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Triplesia subcarinatina (24634)