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Virgaspongiella ramosa

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Virgaspongiella ramosa was named by Rigby and Boyd (2004) [University of Wyoming]. Its type specimen is UW4022 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH B6821, Bull Lake, Fremont County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine lime mudstone/grainstone in the Park City Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Virgaspongiella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Virgaspongiella ramosa Rigby and Boyd p. 72 figs. 2.1-2.4,3.1,3.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusVirgaspongiella
speciesramosa

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.

Virgaspongiella ramosa Rigby and Boyd 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) Virgaspongiella ramosa (type locality: 61936)