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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) and 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
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
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 Anisian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 247.20000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


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