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Triplesia ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4866212	https://www.gbif.org/species/4866212
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27028	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27028

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : Triplesia

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Orthotetida	Waagen 1884
suborder	Triplesiidina	Moore 1952
superfamily	Triplesioidea	Schuchert 1913
family	Triplesiidae	Schuchert 1913
genus	Triplesia	Hall 1859

Scientific Name

Triplesia Hall, 1859

Name Published In

Ann. Rep. Regents Univ. State New York, 12

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Triplesia	genus	belongs to Triplesiidae	stated with evidence	Wright, 1964

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

468 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

433 - 427 Ma
Silurian

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006).

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Triplesia alata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia biplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia carinata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Triplesia columba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia contriarius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia craigensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Triplesia eospiriferoides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	441 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Triplesia extans ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Triplesia girvanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	441 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Triplesia hintsae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Triplesia iberica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Triplesia insularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	443 Ma Silurian
Triplesia juvenis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia maennili ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Triplesia monilifera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Triplesia plicata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Triplesia praecipta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia primordialis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia rostellata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia sortanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Triplesia subcarinata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Triplesia ulrichi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia uniplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Triplesia woodlandensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		36	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Triplesia yichangensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Triplesia zhejiangensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Triplecia Hall & Clarke, 1892	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : *Triplecia*
Dicraniscus Meek, 1872	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : *Dicraniscus*
Triplecia Oehlert, 1887	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : *Triplecia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1859	Triplesia Hall
1964	Triplesia Wright
1977	Triplesia Mitchell
1982	Triplesia Owen and Harper
2000	Triplesia Williams et al. p. 685
2011	Triplesia Rubel

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Wright A. D. (1964) The Fauna of the Potrane Limestone, II, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 9 6, 157-256

Mitchell W. I. (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130 545, 1-138

Owen A. W., Harper D. A. T. (1982) The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway, 31. The upper Caradoc trilobites and brachiopods from Vestbraten, Ringerike, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 62, 95-120

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

Rubel M. (2011) Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia, Fossilia Baltica 4, 1-65

Ann. Rep. Regents Univ. State New York, 12 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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