Volzeia sp.

Roniewicz, Ewa, 2011, Early Norian (Triassic) corals from the Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria, and the intra-Norian faunal turnover, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56 (2), pp. 401-428 : 408

Volzeia sp.

Fig. 3G.

Material.— GBA 1995/2/1 /2 and 2009/019/6, with thin sections .

Measurements (in mm): Description.—Wedge−like septa firmly fused with the wall, differentiated into four size orders. The S1 septa reaching the axis, S4 septa rare, short and thin. Lateral septal granules scattered, protruding. Dissepiments numerous and large, inclined axialward. Wall thin and firm (never abraded in the material examined). Division subequal.

Remarks.— Volzeia sp. resembles the coral described as V. badiotica ( Volz, 1896) from the Carnian of Slovenia ( Turnšek et al. 1982: pl. 3: 4, 5; Ramovš and Turnšek 1984: pl. 8: 1). Both forms differ from the late Carnian V. badiotica in the low number of septa and insignificant septal ornamentation. In the collection (organodetritic sample GBA 2009/019/29), another poorly identifiable phaceloid coral is present which has been determined as Volzeia ? sp. for the traces of microstructure in the form of a wavy or straight midseptal line.

Stratigraphic and geographic range.— Austria: Northern Calcareous Alps, Dachstein Plateau, north of Feisterscharte, lower Norian Epigondolella quadrata Conodont Zone.