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Virgularia
| Description | Virgularia is a genus of sea pen in the family Virgulariidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgularia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgulariidae : Virgularia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgularia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Virgularia Lamarck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | 'Lamarck, J.B.d.1816. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, préséntant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs families, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapporte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ヤナギウミエラ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgularia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Virgularia abies species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia agassizi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia alpina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia brochi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia bromleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia densa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia galapagensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia glacialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia gracillima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia gustaviana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia halisceptrum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia juncea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia kophameli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia loveni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia lyungmanii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia mirabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia multiflora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia periyense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia presbytes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia reinwardti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia rubra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia rumphi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia schultzei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia steenstrupii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virgularia tuberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Halisceptrum Herklots, 1863 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgulariidae : Halisceptrum |
| Protocaulon Kolliker, 1880 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgulariidae : Protocaulon |
| Deutocaulon Marshall & Fowler, 1888 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgulariidae : Deutocaulon |
| Cladiscus Koren & Danielssen, 1877 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgulariidae : Cladiscus |
| Svava Danielssen & Koren, 1884 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgulariidae : Svava |
| Sceptonidium Richiardi, 1869 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgulariidae : Sceptonidium |
| Svavopsis Roule, 1908 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgulariidae : Svavopsis |
| Lygus Herklots, 1858 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pennatulacea : Virgulariidae : Lygus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Virgularia Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
