Simbruini-Ernici Mts. (Cretaceous of Italy)

Where: Latium, Italy (42.0° N, 13.2° E: paleocoordinates 26.8° N, 13.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Santonian (86.3 - 83.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; coarse-grained sandstone and limestone

• Open shelves: transitional settings; low energy settings.

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: L. Simone, G. Carannante, D. Ruberti, M. Sirna, G. Sirna, A. Laviano, and M. Tropeano. 2003. Development of rudist lithosomes in the Coniacian-Lower Campanian carbonate shelves of central-southern Italy: high-energy vs low-energy settings. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 200:5-29 [W. Kiessling/A. Lauchstedt/A. Lauchstedt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 162643: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Andreas Lauchstedt on 01.10.2014

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Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
 Fusulinina - Earlandiidae
Aeolisaccus barattoloi, Aeolisaccus kotori
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
Nubeculariidae indet.
 Miliolida - Soritidae
Pseudorhapydionina mediterranea, Scandonea samnitica, Murgella lata
 Miliolida - Keramosphaeridae
Keramosphaerina tergestina
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae indet.
Miliolidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Nummoloculina robusta
Foraminifera
 Textulariina - Cuneolinidae
Cuneolina pavonia
 Textulariina - Dicyclinidae
Dicyclina schlumbergeri
Dicyclina schlumbergeri Munier-Chalmas 1887
 Lituolacea - Nautiloculinidae
Murgeina apula
 Textulariacea - Valvulinidae
Valvulinidae indet.
 Textulariina - Pfenderinidae
Accordiella conica
 Loftusiacea - Cyclamminidae
Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Gavelinellidae
Stensioeina surrentina
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Rotorbinella scarsellai
Foraminifera
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Montcharmontia apenninica
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textulariidae indet.
Textulariidae indet. Ehrenberg 1838
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Rotalia trochidiformis
Sgrossoella parthenopeia
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Sgrossoella parthenopeia
Sgrossoella parthenopeia De Castro 1969
 Thaumatoporellales -
Thaumatoporella parvovesiculifera
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Hippuritidae
Hippurites nabresinensis, Hippurites socialis
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Medeella zignana, Rajka spinosa, Milovanovicia dobrunensis, Milovanovicia martelli, Radiolites angeiodes, Radiolites spinulatus, Biradiolites angulosissimus, Biradiolites fissicostatus, Jerinella klinae, Bournonia wiontzeki, Bournonia excavata, Sauvagesia tenuicostata, Gorjanovicia costata, Gorjanovicia paronai, Durania apula, Durania japigiae
Medeella zignana Pirona 1869 rudist
Biradiolites fissicostatus d'Orbigny 1847 rudist
Bournonia excavata d'Orbigny 1847 rudist
Sauvagesia tenuicostata Polsak 1967 rudist