Sforzacosta (Pliocene to of Italy)

Where: Italy (43.3° N, 13.4° E: paleocoordinates 43.1° N, 13.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Zanclean to Zanclean (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• no formation listed

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. Sorbini. 1988. Biogeography and climatology of Pliocene and Messinian fossil fish of eastern-central Italy. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Verona 14:1-85 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 145680: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.06.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus sp., Lampanyctus pusillus
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Lampanyctus pusillus Johnson 1890 lanternfish
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Micromesistius poutassou
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros albyi
Bregmaceros albyi Sauvage 1880
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merluccius sp.
Merluccius sp. Rafinesque 1810
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Trachurus sp.
Trachurus sp. Lacépède 1802
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
Belone sp.
Belone sp. Oken 1816
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
Capros aper
Capros aper Lacepede 1921
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathus acus
 Syngnathiformes - Centriscidae
Centriscus strigatus
 Alepisauriformes -
Lestidiops cf. sphyrenoides
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Etrumeus teres, Sardina cf. philchardus
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus oxyrinchus
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark