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Virgellia simbaiana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Gervillia (Gervillia) simbaiana was named by Skwarko (1967). Its type specimen is CPC 5057, a valve (left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is H200, 4.5 miles north-east of Tabibuga, which is in a Carnian marine siliciclastic in the Jimi Formation of Papua New Guinea.

It was recombined as Virgellia simbaiana by Muster (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Gervillia (Gervillia) simbaiana Skwarko p. 56 figs. Pl 5, figs 7-11
1973Gervillia (Gervillia) simbaiana Skwarko p. 36 figs. Pl 14, fig 9
1995Virgellia simbaiana Muster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusVirgelliaFreneix 1965
speciessimbaiana()

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.

†Virgellia simbaiana Skwarko 1967
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Diagnosis
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