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Virgiana utahensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8596424https://www.gbif.org/species/8596424
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)308261https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=308261
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Virgianidae : Virgiana : Virgiana utahensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Virgianidae : Virgiana : Virgiana utahensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
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
speciesVirgiana utahensisSheehan 1980
Generic NameVirgiana
Scientific NameVirgiana utahensis Sheehan, 1980
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Virgiana utahensisspeciesbelongs to Virgianastated with evidenceSheehan, 1980
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance443 - 441 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance441 - 439 Ma
Silurian
Motilitystationary (based on Pentamerida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pentamerida)
Taphonomyminor ribbing (based on Virgiana)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. M. Sheehan. 1980. The Late Ordovician and Silurian of the Eastern Great Basin, Part 3. Brachiopods of the Tony Grove Lake Member of the Laketown Dolomite. Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology 30:1-23

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1980Virgiana utahensis Sheehan

References

Sheehan P. M. (1980) The Late Ordovician and Silurian of the Eastern Great Basin, Part 3. Brachiopods of the Tony Grove Lake Member of the Laketown Dolomite, Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology 30, 1-23
P. M. Sheehan (1980) The Late Ordovician and Silurian of the Eastern Great Basin, Part 3. Brachiopods of the Tony Grove Lake Member of the Laketown Dolomite: Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology: 1--23 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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