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Virgellia

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Virgellia was named by Freneix (1965). It is not extant. Its type is Virgellia coxi.

It was assigned to Bakevelliidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species
V. coxi (type species), V. simbaiana, V. sobralensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Virgellia Freneix
2014Virgellia Ros-Franch et al.

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

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. †Virgellia Freneix 1965
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†Virgellia coxi Freneix 1965
†Virgellia simbaiana Skwarko 1967
†Virgellia sobralensis Sharpe 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height120.9

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 02:20:46
Modified: 2007-11-26 09:50:53
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Callovian or 237.00000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Papua New Guinea Gervillia simbaiana (137268 137269 137272 137284 137323 137335)
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Tunisia V. sobralensis (13862)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1India V. sobralensis (67663)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tunisia V. sobralensis (31075)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India V. sobralensis (61467)
Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian166.1 - 161.2Tunisia V. sobralensis (31077)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia V. sobralensis (13783 13786 13795 13809 13811 13813 13856 13857 13864 13868 13869 13870 13871 13900 13903 13904)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India V. sobralensis (68077)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia V. sobralensis (13584 13587 13588 13607 13614 31078)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Tunisia V. sobralensis (13507 13510 13515)