Virica: Piacenzian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Vinciguerria poweriae Cocco 1838
Micromeistius poutassou
Microichthys cocoi
Engraulis encrasicholus
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850
Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Belonidae
Belone belone
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae
Tavania crotonensis
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae indet.
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus rafinesquei
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918
Hygophum benoiti (Cocco 1838)
Hygophum hygomi (Lütken 1892)
Lobianchia dofleini (Zugmayer 1911)
Electrona rissoi Cocco 1829
Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt 1837)
Lampanyctus pusilus
Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso 1810)
Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe 1839)
Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Stomiidae
Chauliodus sloanei
Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin 1789)
original and current combination Salmo muelleri
Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco 1829
Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes
Ichthyococcus ovatus
Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
Cyclothone braueri
Cyclothone pygmaea
Cyclothone sp. Goode and Bean 1883
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 39.1° North, 17.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.0° North, 16.9° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Piacenzian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Piacenzian
Age range of interval:3.60000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:210258
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2020-05-27 10:44:33 Last modified:2020-05-27 10:44:33
Access level:the public Released:2020-05-27 10:44:33
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

72530. W. Landini and L. Sorbini. 1992. Données récentes sur Les téléostéens du Miocène et du Pliocéne d'Italie. Geobios 14:151-157 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]