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Virmula notans

Taxonomy
Oculospongia (Virmula) notans was named by de Gregorio (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sosio Limestone near Palazzo Adriano (de Gregorio coll), which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Virmula notans by Branson (1948).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Oculospongia (Virmula) notans de Gregorio p. 47 figs. Pl 18, figs 21,22
1948Virmula notans Branson p. 114

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
genusVirmula
speciesnotans()

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.

Virmula notans de Gregorio 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-27 17:00:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 20:54:08
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Oculospongia notans (type locality: 233340)