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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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