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Virgaspongia ichnata

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Virgaspongia ichnata was named by Rigby and Manger (1994). It is not extant. Its type locality is Arnett, which is in a Morrowan marine shale in the Bloyd Formation of Arkansas. It is the type species of Virgaspongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Virgaspongia ichnata Rigby and Manger

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

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.

Virgaspongia ichnata Rigby and Manger 1994
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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: Morrowan or 323.20000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Virgaspongia ichnata (type locality: 111781)