Ospreyella Lüter and Wörheide, 2003

Simon, Eric & Hoffmann, Jana, 2013, Discovery of Recent thecideide brachiopods (Order: Thecideida, Family: Thecideidae) in Sulawesi, Indonesian Archipelago, with implications for reproduction and shell size in the genus Ospreyella, Zootaxa 3694 (5), pp. 401-433 : 412

Genus Ospreyella Lüter and Wörheide, 2003

Emended diagnosis. Fibrous secondary shell layer vestigial in both valves. Ventral valve interarea pseudodeltidium present; prongs plate-like, medially fused; myophragma present; supporting septum absent. Dorsal valve lophophore ptycholophous; minor interbrachial lobes with further furcations; median ramus delicate structure, attached by narrow bases to valve floor; median crest usually absent; brachial bridge slender, marsupial notch present in females; intrabrachial ridges arch-like, leaving characteristic holes; cardinal process with additional median lobe present, anteriorly subdued; calcitic pole absent. Brooding in one median brood pouch located in ventral valve; specialised tentacles for attachment of larvae present.

Type species. Ospreyella depressa Lüter, 2003