Volzeia subdichotoma Münster 1841 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Volzeiidae

Alternative combinations: Cladophyllia subdichotoma, Lithodendron subdichotomum, Retiophyllia subdichotoma, Thecosmilia subdichotoma

Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152

Belongs to Volzeia according to D. Turnsek and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1994

See also Arthaber 1915, Laube 1865, Münster 1841 and Ogilvie Gordon 1927

Sister taxa: Volzeia badiotica, Volzeia carpathica, Volzeia chagyabensis, Volzeia degeensis, Volzeia szulci

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (3 collections), China (1), East Timor (1), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Italy (10), the Russian Federation (2), Slovenia (1), Tajikistan (2), Turkey (1), the United Arab Emirates (2)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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