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Volzeia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Volzeiidae

Taxonomy
Volzeia was named by Cuif (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-l J Toar Sepkoski's reference number: 183,185,869]. It is not extant. Its type is Thecosmilia badiotica. It is the type genus of Volzeiidae.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Volzeiidae by Roniewicz and Michalik (2002), Stanley and Onoue (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Volzeia Cuif pp. 126-127
2002Volzeia Roniewicz and Michalik p. 155
2002Volzeia Sepkoski
2015Volzeia Stanley and Onoue p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyVolzeiidaeBeauvais 1980
genusVolzeiaCuif 1966

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Volzeia Cuif 1966
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Volzeia badiotica Volz 1896
Volzeia carpathica Roniewicz and Michalik 2002
Volzeia chagyabensis Deng and Zhang 1984
Volzeia degeensis Deng and Zhang 1984
Volzeia subdichotoma Münster 1841
Volzeia szulci Morycowa 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 244.24000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guangxi) V. degeensis (81045)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Poland V. szulci (25129)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Poland V. szulci (34729 34730)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Hungary Thecosmilia subdichotoma (81050)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian244.24 - 227.3Türkiye (Anatolia) Thecosmilia subdichotoma (204511)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Tajikistan V. badiotica (75610) V. subdichotoma (36694 81064)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Cladophyllia subdichotoma (205139)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Kärnten) Thecosmilia subdichotoma (81063)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0China (Guizhou) V. yunanensis (81046)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Slovenia V. badiotica (36528)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Guizhou) V. chagyabensis (78652)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Lithodendron subdichotomum (137429) Retiophyllia subdichotoma (38164) Thecosmilia subdichotoma (34691 69651)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia V. badiotica (36536 36558 36559 36560 36563 68745 68751) V. subdichotoma (36535)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Oman V. badiotica (24309)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Greece V. sp. (56714)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia V. badiotica (66930 67806)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Xizang) V. badiotica (126869)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Retiophyllia subdichotoma (38160 38162 38163 38166) Retiophyllia subdichotoma, Thecosmilia badiotica (38161)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Russian Federation (Primorye) V. badiotica, V. subdichotoma (57017)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) V. sp., V. badiotica (87233) V. subdichotoma (36691)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7China (Xizang) Retiophyllia subdichotoma (85520)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Japan V. badiotica (165295)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China V. bodiotica (161881)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) V. badiotica (87227)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Slovakia V. carpathica (31546)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Greece V. badiotica, V. subdichotoma (38018)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria V. sp. (85472)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) V. sp., V. badiotica (87234)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye (Anatolia) V. badiotica (38047)
Lacian - Alaunian227.3 - 211.18United Arab Emirates Thecosmilia subdichotoma (85019)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Timor-Leste Thecosmilia subdichotoma (21166)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4United Arab Emirates Thecosmilia subdichotoma (101399)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Retiophyllia subdichotoma (36450)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) V. sp. (87226)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Thecosmilia subdichotoma (36807)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco V. badiotica (33573)