Fiumefreddo (Pleistocene to of Italy)

Where: Italy (37.6° N, 15.1° E: paleocoordinates 37.5° N, 15.0° 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 Lanzafame et al. (1997) for more details. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: from ten bulk samples (20 dm3).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Deep bathyal.
• 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 159823: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.08.2014

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
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Bellotia cf. apoda
Bellotia cf. apoda Giglioli 1883
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Nezumia sclerorynchus, Coryphaenoides cf. guentheri, Coelorinchus stellaris, Coelorinchus coelorhincus
Nezumia sclerorynchus Valenciennes 1838 grenadiers
Coryphaenoides cf. guentheri Vaillant 1888 grenadiers
Coelorinchus stellaris Nolf and Girone 2000 grenadiers
Coelorinchus coelorhincus Risso 1810 grenadiers
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gadiculus argenteus, Micromesistius poutassou
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850 silvery pout
INCLUDES: Gadiculus argenteus thori
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophum punctatum, Benthosema glaciale, Lampanyctus crocodilus, Notoscopelus elongatus, Hygophum benoiti, Ceratoscopelus maderensis
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish
Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish
Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810 lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish