Virgellia Freneix 1965 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Parent taxon: Bakevelliidae according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Aguilerella, Aguileria, Bakevellia, Cassiavellia, Costigervillia, Cultriopsis, Cuneigervillia, Ensipteria, Euptera, Gervillancea, Gervillaria, Gervillella, Gervillia, Gervilliopsis, Hoernesia, Kedonella, Kobayashites, Langsonella, Marmaronia, Nanlingella, Panis, Pelsia, Permoperna, Pseudoptera, Songdaella, Tambanella, Towapteria

Subtaxa: Virgellia coxi Virgellia simbaiana Virgellia sobralensis

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Type: Virgellia coxi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of India (3 collections), Tunisia (28)

• Triassic of Papua New Guinea (6)

Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence

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