Rocche Rosse, near Galati (Jurassic of Italy)

Where: Messina, Italy (38.0° N, 14.8° E: paleocoordinates 24.7° N, 15.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Pliensbachian (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)

• "Strata with Terebratua aspasia" - early Pliensbachian age (primarily Jamesoni and Ibex zones) suggested by presence of Tropidoceras flandrini, Tropidoceras masseanum, Coeloceras pettos, and Liparoceras bechei.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia dell'Università di Palermo

Primary reference: M. Gemmellaro. 1911. Sui fossili degli strati a Terebratula aspasia della contrada Rocche Rosse presso Galati (prov. di Messina). Cefalopodi (fine) - Gasteropodi. Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche di Palermo 28:203-246 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 173593: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.10.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Cenoceratidae
"Nautilus paretoi n. sp." = Cenoceras paretoi, "Nautilus distefanoi n. sp." = Cenoceras distefanoi, "Nautilus brancoi" = Cenoceras brancoi, "Nautilus demonensis n. sp." = Cenoceras demonensis, "Nautilus mariani n. sp." = Cenoceras mariani
"Nautilus paretoi n. sp." = Cenoceras paretoi Gemmellaro 1911 nautiloid
"Nautilus distefanoi n. sp." = Cenoceras distefanoi Gemmellaro 1911 nautiloid
Nautilus affinis in Gemmellaro 1884
"Nautilus brancoi" = Cenoceras brancoi Gemmellaro 1884 nautiloid
"Nautilus demonensis n. sp." = Cenoceras demonensis Gemmellaro 1911 nautiloid
"Nautilus mariani n. sp." = Cenoceras mariani Gemmellaro 1911 nautiloid
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
"Belemnites (Megateuthis) cf. paxillosus" = Belemnites paxillosus
"Belemnites (Megateuthis) cf. paxillosus" = Belemnites paxillosus Schlotheim 1820 belemnite
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
? Zygopleura dubia n. sp. Gemmellaro 1911 snail
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis praeclara Seguenza 1885 snail
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
"Trochus folcoi n. sp." = Ataphrus folcoi, Lewisiella conica
"Trochus folcoi n. sp." = Ataphrus folcoi Gemmellaro 1911 snail
Lewisiella conica d'Orbigny 1852 snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo subaciculus Seguenza 1885 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma contextum Seguenza 1885 top snail
Calliostoma conuliforme Seguenza 1885 top snail
Calliostoma salvatoris n. sp. Gemmellaro 1911 top snail
Calliostoma sartoriusi n. sp. Gemmellaro 1911 top snail
Trochus avernus Stoliczka 1861 top snail
Chrysostoma seguenzai n. sp. Gemmellaro 1911 top snail
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
"Eucyclus alpinus" = Amberleya (Eucyclus) alpina, "Trochus cupido" = Eucyclomphalus cupido
"Eucyclus alpinus" = Amberleya (Eucyclus) alpina Stoliczka 1861 snail
"Trochus cupido" = Eucyclomphalus cupido d'Orbigny 1852 snail
 Vetigastropoda - Discohelicidae
Discohelix mariae n. sp. Gemmellaro 1911 snail
Discohelix orbis Reuss 1852 snail
Discohelix excavata Reuss 1852 snail
 Turbinoidea - Proconulidae
"Chemnitzia galatensis n. sp." = Proconulus galatensis
"Chemnitzia galatensis n. sp." = Proconulus galatensis Gemmellaro 1911 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
"Pleurotomaria suessi" = Pleurotomaria suessii Hornes 1853 snail
Pleurotomaria intermedia Muenster 1844 snail
 Ptychomphaloidea - Ptychomphalidae
"Cryptaenia expansa" = Ptychomphalus expansus
"Cryptaenia expansa" = Ptychomphalus expansus Sowerby 1821 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Discohelix reussi" = Pentagonodiscus reussii
"Discohelix reussi" = Pentagonodiscus reussii Hauer 1853 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cupaniella biplicata n. gen. n. sp.
Cupaniella biplicata n. gen. n. sp. Gemmellaro 1911 cerith snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Teinostoma macrostoma Stoliczka 1861 snail
var. angulata
 Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
Promathildia demonensis n. sp. Gemmellaro 1911 snail