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Triplesia hintsae

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Taxonomy
Triplesia hintsae was named by Cocks (2014). Its type specimen is BC 59148, a shell (internal & external moulds of joined valves), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Track to old quarry in Lime Kiln Wood, 400 m north of Robeston Wathen Church, which is in a Rawtheyan carbonate mudstone in the Slade and Redhill Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. putillus, T. simplex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Triplesia hintsae Cocks pp. 41 - 42

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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
specieshintsae

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 hintsae Cocks 2014
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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Cautleyan to the top of the Rawtheyan or 449.20000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Onnian - Cautleyan453.0 - 448.8Belgium Triplesia sp. (185313 185314 185317)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Ireland (Leinster) Triplesia insularis (89130)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) Triplesia hintsae (185100 185101 185102)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2Belgium Triplesia sp. (185303)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Triplesia insularis (8291)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Triplesia hintsae (185105 type locality: 185117 185122 185146)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium Triplesia sp. (185304 185310 185315 185316 185319)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) Triplesia insularis (8292)