Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Virgianidae
Parent taxon: Virgianinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Boucot and Johnson 1964 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Borealis, Deloprosopus, Holorhynchus, Paraconchidium, Proconchidium, Prostricklandia, Tcherskidium, Virgianella, Viridita
Subtaxa: Virgiana barrandei Virgiana decussata Virgiana mayvillensis Virgiana utahensis
Type: Pentamerus barrandi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (37: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Québec collections), the Russian Federation (1), United States (12: Nevada, Utah, Wisconsin)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Québec)
Total: 51 collections each including a single occurrence
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