Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Alternative combination: Pentamerus pelagicus
Synonym: Gypidula olga Khodalevich 1939
Belongs to Gypidula according to J. G. Johnson et al. 1973
Sister taxa: Gypidula (Gypidula), Gypidula abunda, Gypidula acuminata, Gypidula akimiskiformis, Gypidula biloba, Gypidula biplicata, Gypidula bowsheri, Gypidula cornuta, Gypidula galeata, Gypidula laeviuscula, Gypidula loweryi, Gypidula mimica, Gypidula multicostata, Gypidula praeloweryi, Gypidula pseudogaleata, Gypidula rudiplicativa, Gypidula simplex, Gypidula stainbrooki, Gypidula subcarinata, Gypidula typicalis
Subtaxa: Gypidula pelagica lux
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (4 collections), Canada (25: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon), Czechia (3), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (2), Tajikistan (4), Ukraine (1), United States (13: Alaska, Nevada)
• Silurian to Devonian of Poland (1), Ukraine (1)
• Silurian of Czechia (1), Tajikistan (1)
Total: 57 collections each including a single occurrence
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