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Virgolidae

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae

Taxonomy
Virgolidae was named by Termier and Termier (1977). Its type is Virgola.

It was assigned to Agelasida by Finks et al. (2004), Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

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

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

Fm. †Virgolidae Termier and Termier 1977
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Subfm. †Parahimatellinae Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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G. †Parahimatella Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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†Parahimatella vesiculata Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Subfm. †Preeudeinae Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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G. †Newellospongia Rigby and Bell 2006
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†Newellospongia perforata Rigby and Bell 2006
Subfm. †Preeudinae Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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G. †Medenina Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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†Medenina laterala Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
G. †Microsphaerispongia Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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†Microsphaerispongia polyarteria Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
G. †Polytubifungia Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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†Polytubifungia maxima Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
†Polytubifungia minima Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
G. †Preeudea Termier and Termier 1977
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†Preeudea minima Termier and Termier 1977
G. †Pseudovirgula Girty 1909
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†Pseudovirgula tenuis Girty 1909
G. †Vermispongiella Finks and Rigby 2004
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†Vermispongiella delijanensis Senowbari-Daryan 2005
Subfm. †Pseudohimatellinae Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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G. †Pseudohimatella Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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Invalid names: Himatella meandrina Termier and Termier 1977 [synonym]
G. †Tyanada Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016
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†Tyanada irregularis Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016
†Tyanada variabilis Senowbari-Daryan 2005
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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Sevatian or 266.90000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (166 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
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 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Intratubospongia osiensis (41863 41976) Intratubospongia osiensis, Polytubifungia maxima, Polytubifungia minima, Pseudohimatella pauciporata (41654) Intratubospongia osiensis, Polytubifungia maxima, Pseudohimatella pauciporata (41864 42072) Intratubospongia osiensis, Preeudea minima (41658) Intratubospongia osiensis, Preeudea minima, Medenina laterala, Pseudohimatella pauciporata (41975) Intratubospongia osiensis, Pseudohimatella pauciporata (41836 41859) Polytubifungia maxima (41971) Pseudohimatella pauciporata (42071)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Cystiphyllum osiense (233340) Intratubospongia osiensis (75474)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Himatella meandrina (42093 42094 42095) Preeudea minima, Virgula osiensis, Virgula sp., Virgula bifida (42092)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Guangxi) Intratubospongia osiensis (36262)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Intratubospongia obscura (42022) Intratubospongia osiensis (41871 41882 41884 41886 41956 41962 41963 41977 42000 42008 42010 42012 42021 42025 42030 42033 42036 42038 42049) Intratubospongia osiensis, Medenina laterala, Polytubifungia maxima, Pseudohimatella pauciporata, Parahimatella vesiculata (41879) Intratubospongia osiensis, Medenina laterala, Pseudohimatella pauciporata (41878) Intratubospongia osiensis, Medenina laterala, Pseudohimatella pauciporata, Parahimatella vesiculata (41870) Intratubospongia osiensis, Microsphaerispongia polyarteria (42004) Intratubospongia osiensis, Parahimatella vesiculata (41855 42009) Intratubospongia osiensis, Polytubifungia maxima (41955) Intratubospongia osiensis, Polytubifungia maxima, Pseudohimatella pauciporata (42040 42082) Intratubospongia osiensis, Polytubifungia minima, Pseudohimatella pauciporata (42077) Intratubospongia osiensis, Preeudea minima (41866 42037 42079) Intratubospongia osiensis, Preeudea minima, Medenina laterala (42006) Intratubospongia osiensis, Preeudea minima, Polytubifungia maxima, Pseudohimatella pauciporata (42003) Intratubospongia osiensis, Pseudohimatella pauciporata (41661 41978 42002 42005 42011 42013 42014 42023 42039 42044 42073 42075 42076) Intratubospongia osiensis, Pseudohimatella pauciporata, Parahimatella vesiculata (42042) Polytubifungia maxima (42027) Polytubifungia maxima, Microsphaerispongia polyarteria (41854) Pseudohimatella pauciporata (41837 41887 41957 41999 42001 42016 42017 42020 42026 42031)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Newellospongia perforata (75969) Virgula neptunia, Virgula rigida (108770) Virgula neptunia, Virgula rigida, Pseudovirgula tenuis, Virgula rigida (108812) Virgula rigida (108800)
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)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Intratubospongia typica (47449)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Intratubospongia typica (47436)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Greece Virgula sp. (74927)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) Virgola osiensis (116661)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Reticulocoelia arborescens (73877)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Kärnten) Reticulcoelia sp. (81063)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Sclerocoelia hispida, Keriocoelia conica (34691)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Türkiye Tyanada variabilis (60470)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Türkiye Tyanada irregularis (183689)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) Grossotubenella variabilis (38148)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Türkiye Tyanada variabilis (183686)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran Grossotubenella variabilis (34635 37959 37960 67970) Vermispongiella delijanensis, Grossotubenella variabilis (37961)