Virgularia (sea pen)

Anthozoa - Pennatulacea

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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