Gypidula galeata Dalman 1828 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Gypidulidae

Alternative combination: Atrypa galeata

Belongs to Gypidula according to M. G. Bassett and L. R. M. Cocks 1974

Sister taxa: Gypidula (Gypidula), Gypidula abunda, Gypidula acuminata, Gypidula akimiskiformis, Gypidula biloba, Gypidula biplicata, Gypidula bowsheri, Gypidula cornuta, Gypidula laeviuscula, Gypidula loweryi, Gypidula mimica, Gypidula multicostata, Gypidula praeloweryi, Gypidula pseudogaleata, Gypidula rudiplicativa, Gypidula simplex, Gypidula stainbrooki, Gypidula subcarinata, Gypidula typicalis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Latvia (1 collection), Lithuania (11), the Russian Federation (2), Sweden (18), Ukraine (4), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence

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