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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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