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Virgellia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4594497https://www.gbif.org/species/4594497
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)383320https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=383320
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Virgellia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Virgellia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidaeKing 1850
genusVirgelliaFreneix 1965
Scientific NameVirgellia Freneix, 1965
Name Published InAnnls Paléont. (Invert.) 51
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Virgelliagenusbelongs to Bakevelliidaestated without evidenceRos-Franch et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
First Recorded Appearance237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance165 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentmarine,brackish (based on Ostreida)
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Pterioidea)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pterioidea)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Bakevelliidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. Ros-Franch, A. Márquez-Aliaga, and S. E. Damborenea. 2014. Comprehensive database on Induan (Lower Triassic) to Sinemurian (Lower Jurassic) marine bivalve genera and their paleobiogeographic record. Paleontological Contributions 8:1-219

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Virgellia coxi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Virgellia simbaiana
species
listed (PBDB)6237 Ma
Middle Triassic
237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Virgellia sobralensis
species
listed (PBDB)31168 Ma
Middle Jurassic
165 Ma
Middle Jurassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1965Virgellia Freneix
2014Virgellia Ros-Franch et al.

References

Ros-Franch S., Márquez-Aliaga A., et al (2014) Comprehensive database on Induan (Lower Triassic) to Sinemurian (Lower Jurassic) marine bivalve genera and their paleobiogeographic record, Paleontological Contributions 8, 1-219
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Annls Paléont. (Invert.) 51 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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