†Oepikium Agnew 1942 (ostracod)
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Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Oepikellidae
Alternative spelling: Oepikum
Synonym: Biflabellum Oepik 1935
Parent taxon: Oepikiidae according to R. Schallreuter and I. Hinz-Schallreuter 2007
See also Benson et al. 1961, Jaanusson 1957, Jaanusson 1965, Kiessling 2008 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ampletochilininae, Duringia, Oepikellinae, Opikatia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Uhaku of Sweden (1)
• Ordovician of Canada (8: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Sweden (4)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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