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Virgilepas

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae

Taxonomy
Virgilepas was named by Gale (2020).

It was assigned to Virgiscalpellinae by Gale (2020), Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Virgilepas Gale
2021Virgilepas Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
RankNameAuthor
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyScalpelloideaPilsbry 1907
familyScalpellidaePilsbry 1907
subfamilyVirgiscalpellinaeGale 2020
genusVirgilepasGale 2020

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. †Virgilepas Gale 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) V. sp. (212394)