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Virgiana

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Virgianidae

Taxonomy
Virgiana was named by Twenhofel (1914) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is not extant. Its type is Pentamerus barrandi. It is the type genus of Virgianidae, Virgianinae.

It was assigned to Virgianidae by Boucot and Johnson (1964); to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Virgianinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2014-11-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Virgiana Twenhofel
1964Virgiana Boucot and Johnson p. 4
2002Virgiana Sepkoski
2002Virgiana Williams et al. p. 963

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familyVirgianidaeBoucot and Amsden 1963
subfamilyVirgianinaeBoucot and Amsden 1963
genusVirgianaTwenhofel 1914

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. †Virgiana Twenhofel 1914
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Subg. †Virgiana (Platymerella) Foerste 1909
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Subg. †Virgiana (Virgiana) Twenhofel 1914
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Virgiana decussata Whiteaves 1891
Virgiana mayvillensis Savage 1916
Virgiana utahensis Sheehan 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 12:37:11
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:37:11
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Wenlock or 449.50000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) V. sp. (24586)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5USA (Nevada) V. utahensis (51493 51494 51496 51497)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5USA (Utah) V. utahensis (51492 51495)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5USA (Wisconsin) V. mayvillensis (12986 12987 12988 12989 12990)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) V. barrandei (113165 158508 163500 163501 163502 163503 163504) V. mayvillensis (113330 163517 204332) V. sp. (197360)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Siberia) V. mojeroensis (206542)
Alexandrian443.1 - 438.1Canada (Québec) V. sp. (24401)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) V. sp. (538)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Manitoba) V. decussata (2979 2980 2981 2990 2993 3000 3001 3002 3003 3022 3023 3024 3026 3032)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Canada (Manitoba) V. decussata (26420)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (Utah) V. utahensis (51519)
Ontarian439.4 - 432.9Canada (Québec) V. sp. (24399)
Telychian - Wenlock438.6 - 426.7Canada (Manitoba) V. decussata (26365 26366 26367 26368 26419 26422 26425)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) V. sp. (188837)