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Virgaspongia

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Virgaspongia was named by Rigby and Manger (1994) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Virgaspongia ichnata.

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Rigby and Manger (1994); and to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
V. ichnata (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Virgaspongia Rigby and Manger
2002Virgaspongia Sepkoski

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

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.

G. †Virgaspongia Rigby and Manger 1994
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Virgaspongia ichnata Rigby and Manger 1994
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 323.40000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) V. ichnata (111781)