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Virgellia sobralensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Gervillia sobralensis was named by Sharpe (1850). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Virgellia sobralensis by Freneix (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Gervillia sobralensis Sharpe
1965Virgellia sobralensis Freneix

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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
speciessobralensis(Sharpe 1850)

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 sobralensis Sharpe 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Callovian or 168.30000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


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