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Virgolinae

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Virgolinae Termier and Termier
2004Virgolinae Finks et al. p. 596
2015Virgolinae Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 392

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyVirgolidaeTermier and Termier 1977
subfamilyVirgolinaeTermier and Termier 1977
subfamilyVirgolinaeTermier and Termier 1977

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.

Subfm. †Virgolinae Termier and Termier 1977
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G. †Dactylocoelia Cuif 1979
G. †Intratubospongia Rigby et al. 1989
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Intratubospongia bifida Parona 1933
Intratubospongia minima Rigby et al. 1989
Intratubospongia obscura Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Intratubospongia osiensis de Gregorio 1930
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Invalid names: Intratubospongia multisiphonata Rigby et al. 1989 [synonym], Intratubospongia typica Rigby et al. 1989 [synonym], Paracorynella flexa Wu 1991 [synonym], Paristellispongia parallelica Wu 1991 [synonym]
Intratubospongia tenuiperforata Rigby et al. 1989
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Invalid names: Dendrosclera irregularis Wu 1991 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dendrosclera Wu 1991 [synonym], Paracorynella Wu 1991 [synonym], Paristellispongia Wu 1991 [synonym]
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Keriocoelia conica Cuif 1974
G. †Reticulocoelia Cuif 1973
G. †Virgola
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Virgola neptunia Girty 1909
Virgola osiensis de Gregorio 1930
Virgola rigida Girty 1909
Invalid names: Virgula Girty 1909 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Julian or 266.90000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (139 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Intratubospongia osiensis (41654 41658 41836 41859 41863 41864 41975 41976 42072)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Dendrosclera irregularis (51157) Intratubospongia minima (47440 47442 47443 47447) Intratubospongia multisiphonata, Intratubospongia tenuiperforata (47450) Intratubospongia tenuiperforata (47438 47446) Intratubospongia typica (116708) Intratubospongia typica, Intratubospongia multisiphonata (47445) Keriocoelia conica (51167) Paracorynella flexa (144357) Paristellispongia parallelica (51169 144358 144359) Reticulocoelia sp. (51180 51181) Reticulocoelia sp., Dendrosclera irregularis, Paracorynella flexa, Paristellispongia parallelica (51176)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guizhou) Intratubospongia typica (116703)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Cystiphyllum osiense (233340) Intratubospongia osiensis (75474)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Virgula osiensis, Virgula bifida, Virgula sp. (42092)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Guangxi) Intratubospongia osiensis (36262)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Intratubospongia obscura (42022) Intratubospongia osiensis (41661 41855 41866 41870 41871 41878 41879 41882 41884 41886 41955 41956 41962 41963 41977 41978 42000 42002 42003 42004 42005 42006 42008 42009 42010 42011 42012 42013 42014 42021 42023 42025 42030 42033 42036 42037 42038 42039 42040 42042 42044 42049 42073 42075 42076 42077 42079 42082)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) Virgola neptunia (47538 47550 47557 47558 47567 47585 47586 47590 47635 47655 47661 47672 47673 47679 47680 47725 47727 47728 47729 47744 47746 47752 47757 47768 47770 47776 47780 95715 121912 121921 121929 121931) Virgola neptunia, Virgola rigida (47674 47677 47714 47726 95716 107698) Virgola neptunica (24203) Virgola rigida (47551 47574 47577 47670 47700 47715 47764 47773 121924)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Virgula neptunia, Virgula rigida (108770) Virgula neptunia, Virgula rigida, Virgula rigida (108812) Virgula rigida (108800)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Intratubospongia typica (47449)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) Virgola osiensis (116661)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Greece Virgula sp. (74927)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Intratubospongia typica (47436)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Reticulocoelia arborescens (73877)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Kärnten) Reticulcoelia sp. (81063)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Sclerocoelia hispida, Keriocoelia conica (34691)