†Virgola neptunia Girty 1909 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae
Alternative combination: Virgula neptunia
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1909. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Virgola according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Girty 1909 and Rigby et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Virgola osiensis, Virgola rigida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (40: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
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