PBDB Collection

Montalbano Jonico (Pleistocene to of Italy)

Where: Italy (40.3° N, 16.6° E: paleocoordinates 40.2° N, 16.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Pleistocene to Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.1 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Early-Middle Pleistocene. See Ciaranfi et al. (2001) and Girone (2005) for more details. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: from eight bulk samples (100 dm3).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Deep outer slope to break shelf.

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not stated in text. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: Review of previously published collections. REPOSITORY: Unknown.

Primary reference: A. Girone, D. Nolf, and H. Cappetta. 2006. Pleistocene fish otoliths from the Mediterranean Basin: a synthesis. Geobios 39:651-671 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 159378: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 01.08.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for fish. NOMENCLATURE: Not a authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature and species-resolution identifications.

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Actinopteri
Anguilliformes - Muraenidae	"Conger conger" = Muraena conger "Conger conger" = Muraena conger Linnaeus 1758 European conger
Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae	Chelidonichthys lucerna, Lepidotrigla cavillone Chelidonichthys lucerna Linnaeus 1758 sea robin Lepidotrigla cavillone sea robin
Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae	Bonapartia pedaliota Bonapartia pedaliota Goode and Bean 1896
Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae	Valenciennellus tripunculatus, Maurolicus muelleri, "Polypnus aff. polli" = Polyipnus polli, Argyropelecus sp. Valenciennellus tripunculatus Esmark 1871 Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside "Polypnus aff. polli" = Polyipnus polli Schultz 1961 Argyropelecus sp. Cocco 1829
Argentiniformes - Argentinidae	Argentina sphyraena Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus 1758
Myctophiformes - Myctophidae	Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Lampadena ionica, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum benoiti, Electrona rissoi, Benthosema suborbitale, Benthosema glaciale, Lobianchia dofleini, Notoscopelus elongatus, Scopelopsis pliocenicus, Myctophum punctatum, Diaphus rafinesqui, Diaphus taaningi, Lampanyctus crocodilus Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish Lampadena ionica Girone and Nolf 2002 lanternfish Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 Bermuda lantern fish Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish Electrona rissoi Cocco 1829 lanternfish Benthosema suborbitale Gilbert 1913 lanternfish Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish Diaphus rafinesqui Cocco 1838 lanternfish Diaphus taaningi Norma 1930 slopewater lanternfish Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810 lanternfish
Perciformes - Sparidae	Dentex maroccanus Dentex maroccanus perch-like fish
Perciformes - Cepolidae	Cepola rubescens Cepola rubescens Linnaeus 1764 perch-like fish
Perciformes - Scorpaenidae	Scorpaena sp. Scorpaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 scorpionfish
Spariformes - Centracanthidae	Spicara smaris Spicara smaris Linnaeus 1758
Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae	Ophidion rochei, Ophidion barbatum Ophidion rochei Ophidion barbatum
Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae	Grammonus ater, Bellotia cf. apoda Grammonus ater Risso 1810 Bellotia cf. apoda Giglioli 1883
Ophidiiformes - Carapidae	Echiodon dentatus, Carapus acus Echiodon dentatus Carapus acus Brünnich 1768
Gobiiformes - Gobiidae	Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus, Lesueurigobius friesii, Lesueurigobius sueri, Gobius "sp. 1" Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus goby Lesueurigobius friesii goby Lesueurigobius sueri goby Gobius "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 goby
Blenniiformes - Blenniidae	Blennius ocellaris Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758
Carangiformes - Carangidae	Trachurus trachurus Trachurus trachurus Linnaeus 1758
Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae	Arnoglossus kokeni Arnoglossus kokeni Basoli and Schubert 1906 flatfish
Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae	Platichthys cf. flesus, "Solea solea" = Solea rotunda Platichthys cf. flesus Linnaeus 1758 flatfish "Solea solea" = Solea rotunda Priem 1914 flatfish
Scombriformes - Trichiuridae	Lepidopus sp., Aphanopus aff. carbo Lepidopus sp. Gouan 1770 Aphanopus aff. carbo
Gadiformes - Lotidae	Phycis blennoides Phycis blennoides
Gadiformes - Gadidae	Micromesistius poutassou, Gadiculus argenteus, Gaidropsarus biscayensis Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850 silvery pout Gaidropsarus biscayensis
Gadiformes - Merlucciidae	Merluccius merluccius Merluccius merluccius Linnaeus 1758 European hake
Gadiformes - Macrouridae	Coelorinchus coelorinchus, Coelorinchus stellaris, Coryphaenoides sicilianus, Nezumia sclerorynchus Coelorinchus coelorinchus grenadiers Coelorinchus stellaris Nolf and Girone 2000 grenadiers Coryphaenoides sicilianus grenadiers Nezumia sclerorynchus Valenciennes 1838 grenadiers