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Virgulaxonaria

Hyolithida - Pterygothecidae

Taxonomy
Virgulaxonaria is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterygothecidae by Fisher (1962); and to Hyolithida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Virgulaxonaria Fisher p. V128
2002Virgulaxonaria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
suborderHyolithinaMathew 1899
familyPterygothecidaeNovak 1891
genusVirgulaxonaria

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available