Gypidulina Rzhonsnitzkaya 1956 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Gypidulidae

Parent taxon: Gypidulinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Jin and Chatterton 1997 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amsdenina, Ascanigypa, Breviseptum, Cadudium, Carinagypa, Caryogyps, Galeatagypa, Gashaomiaoia, Gypidula, Gypiduloides, Lysigypa, Novozemelia, Physemella, Plicogypa, Sieberella

Subtaxa: Gypidulina optatus

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Type: Pentamerus optatus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of the Czech Republic (2 collections), Italy (1), the Russian Federation (4), Spain (1), United States (12: Iowa, Nevada)

• Silurian of Canada (9: Nunavut, Ontario), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence

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