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Volzeiidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Volzeiidae

Taxonomy
Volzeiidae was named by Beauvais (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Volzeia.

It was assigned to Pachythecalina by Beauvais (1986); and to Pachythecaliina by Turnsek (1997).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Volzeiidae Beauvais
1986Volzeiidae Beauvais
1997Volzeiidae Turnsek

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

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.

Fm. †Volzeiidae Beauvais 1980
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G. †Alakiria Cuif 1976
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Alakiria spheroidea Cuif 1976
G. †Meandrovolzeia Cuif 1976
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 Anisian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 247.20000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guangxi) Volzeia degeensis (81045)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Poland Volzeia szulci (25129)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Poland Volzeia szulci (34729 34730)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Thecosmilia subdichotoma (81050)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Thecosmilia subdichotoma (204511)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Cladophyllia subdichotoma (205139)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Tajikistan Volzeia badiotica (75610) Volzeia subdichotoma (36694 81064)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Austria (Kärnten) Thecosmilia subdichotoma (81063)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Volzeia yunanensis (81046)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Slovenia Volzeia badiotica (36528)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Volzeia chagyabensis (78652)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Xizang) Volzeia badiotica (126869)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation (Primorye) Volzeia badiotica, Volzeia subdichotoma (57017)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Retiophyllia subdichotoma (38160 38162 38163 38166) Retiophyllia subdichotoma, Thecosmilia badiotica (38161)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Volzeia sp., Volzeia badiotica (87233) Volzeia subdichotoma (36691)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Oman Volzeia badiotica (24309)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Volzeia badiotica (66930 67806)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Greece Volzeia sp. (56714)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Japan Volzeia badiotica (165295)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5China (Xizang) Retiophyllia subdichotoma (85520)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China Volzeia bodiotica (161881)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Volzeia badiotica (36536 36558 36559 36560 36563 68745 68751) Volzeia subdichotoma (36535)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Lithodendron subdichotomum (137429) Retiophyllia subdichotoma (38164) Thecosmilia subdichotoma (34691 69651)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Slovakia Volzeia carpathica (31546)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Volzeia badiotica (87227)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Greece Volzeia badiotica, Volzeia subdichotoma (38018)
Norian228.0 - 208.5East Timor Thecosmilia subdichotoma (21166)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Slovenia Meandrovolzeia sp. (36565 36566)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Chile Alakiria spheroidea (34638)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3United Arab Emirates Thecosmilia subdichotoma (101399)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey (Anatolia) Volzeia badiotica, Alakiria sphaeroida (38047)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Volzeia sp. (85472)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Volzeia sp., Volzeia badiotica (87234)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) Meandrovolzeia sp. (150750)
Lacian - Alaunian221.5 - 212.0United Arab Emirates Thecosmilia subdichotoma (85019)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Volzeia sp. (87226)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Retiophyllia subdichotoma (36450)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Thecosmilia subdichotoma (36807)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Chile Alakiria spheroidea (58539)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco Volzeia badiotica (33573)