Santa Agata fossili, Tortona area, Piedmont: Tortonian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
? Lestrolepis sp.
Lin et al. 2017
Coelorinchus caelorhincus Risso 1810
Lin et al. 2017
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Madracis ornata (Michelotti 1838)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Stephanophyllia elegans (Bronn 1837)
Stephanophyllia imperialis Michelin 1841
var. reussi
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Amphihelia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
spelled with current rank as Madrepora (Amphihelia)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Cladocora michelottii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Favites sp. Link 1807
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
? Conocyathus dertonensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) duodecimcostatus (Goldfuss 1826)
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus (Michelin 1841)
Ceratotrochus multiserialis (Michelotti 1838)
Ceratotrochus multispinosus (Michelotti 1838)
Smilotrochus macroseptus
Paracyathus turonensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Cyathoceras tortoniensis Chevalier 1961
? Desmophyllum ambiguum
Desmophyllum productum
Desmophyllum dertonensis
Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) cornucopia (Michelotti 1838)
Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) undulatus (Michelin 1841)
Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) tortonensis Chevalier 1961
Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) paucicosta (Quenstedt 1881)
Caryophyllia quadragintaseptae Chevalier 1961
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) bidentatus
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus (Michelin 1841)
Stephanocyathus laevicostatus
Stephanocyathus spinosus
Stephanocyathus obesus
Deltocyathus italicus (Michelotti 1838)
Parasmilia montaldoensis Chevalier 1961
? Trochocyathus fuchsi
Trochocyathus ponderosus
Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) sublaevis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Trochocyathus plicatus (Michelotti 1838)
Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) imparipartitus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) pyramidatus (Michelotti 1838)
Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) armatus (Michelotti 1838)
var. quatuorspina
Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) diversiformis
synonym of Trochocyathus
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum avicula (Michelotti 1838)
Flabellum foecundum Sismonda 1871
Flabellum intermedium Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Flabellum acutum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Flabellum asperum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Flabellum extensum Michelin 1841
Flabellum zuffardii Chevalier 1961
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Enallopsammia poppelacki (Reuss 1847)
Dendrophyllia cladocoracea Michelotti 1871
Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
Lin et al. 2017
Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin 1789)
Lin et al. 2017
original and current combination Salmo muelleri
Argyropelecus sp. Cocco 1829
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Nansenia sp. Jordan and Evermann 1896
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Paralepis sp. Cuvier 1816
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Caproiformes - Antigoniidae
Antigonia capros Löwe 1843
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merluccius cf. merluccius (Linnaeus 1758)
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Micromesistius planatus (Bassoli and Schubert 1906)
Lin et al. 2017
original and current combination Gadus planatus
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Lotidae
Phycis musicki
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Coryphaenoides contortus Bassoli 1906
Lin et al. 2017
Bathygadus novus (Bossoli 1906)
Lin et al. 2017
Coelorinchus arthaberi
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Hoplostethus praemediterraneus Schubert 1905
Lin et al. 2017
Hoplostethus lawleyi (Koken 1891)
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Carapus acus (Brünnich 1768)
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Grammonus bassolii
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobiidae indet. Bonaparte 1832
Lin et al. 2017
"Gobius" bicornutus
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Acropomatidae
Parascombrops multinensis
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Chaunacidae
Chaunax lobatus (Bassoli 1906)
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Haemulidae
Pomadasys incisus (Bowdich 1825)
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
"Sparus" doderleini
Lin et al. 2017
Dentex aff. macroccanus
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus cavallonis
Lin et al. 2017
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918
Lin et al. 2017
Diaphus cahuzaci Steurbaut 1979
Lin et al. 2017
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
Lin et al. 2017
Lobianchia dofleini (Zugmayer 1911)
Lin et al. 2017
Notoscopelus resplendens (Richardson 1845)
Lin et al. 2017
Notoscopelus bolini Nafpakittis 1975
Lin et al. 2017
Notoscopelus elongatus (Costa 1844)
Lin et al. 2017
Scopelopsis pliocenicus (Anfossi and Mosna 1976)
Lin et al. 2017
Hygophum hygomii
Lin et al. 2017
Myctophum coppa
Lin et al. 2017
Myctophum fitchi
Lin et al. 2017
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810
Lin et al. 2017
Lampadena aff. dea Frasier-Brunner 1949
Lin et al. 2017
Bolinichthys italicus
Lin et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Bathycongrus nagymarosyi
Lin et al. 2017
unclassified
Gadiculus labiatus (Schubert 1905)
Lin et al. 2017
original and current combination Otolithus labiatus
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 44.8° North, 8.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.5° North, 8.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Tortonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Tortonian
Age range of interval:11.62000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified marl
Lithology description: deeper (maybe slope?) environment with abundant terrigenous influence
Environment:deep subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:70491
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, M. Uhen Enterer:U. Merkel, M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-26 01:23:00 Last modified:2017-07-31 16:35:13
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-26 01:23:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

23527. J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale [Miocene corals and reefs from the western Mediterranean]. Memoires de la Societe geologique de France 93:1-562 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

62922 C.-H. Lin, R. Brzobohaty, D. Nolf and A. Girone. 2017. Tortonian teleost otoliths from northern Italy: taxonomic synthesis and stratigraphic significance. European Journal of Taxonomy 322:1-44 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]