Virgularia (sea pen)
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Parent taxon: Pennatulacea according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Glyptosceptron, Graphularia, Pachysceptron, Palaeosceptron, Pavonaria, Prographularia, Pteroeides
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Punta Alta (visited by Darwin during the HMS Beagle voyage) (Quaternary of Argentina)
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