Siena (Pleistocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (43.3° N, 11.3° E: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 11.3° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: MPL5 foram zone, Sabbie di Asti Formation, Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• Astian or Astien of old literature.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified sandstone

• Yellow sands

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. M. Glibert. 1963. Les Mesogastropoda Fossiles du Cenozoïque étranger des Collections de L'Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Memoire, 10th sériés 69:1-305 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 178779: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 14.05.2016

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Amaea (Clathroseala) cancellata Brocchi 1814 wentletrap
"Amaea (Acrilla) bronni" = Acrilla wentletrap
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Niso eburnea Risso 1826 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium (Bittium) reticulatum, "Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina
Bittium (Bittium) reticulatum da Costa 1778 cerith snail
Bittium (Bittium) reticulatum latreilei
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina Partsch 1856 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Planaxidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Mesalia cochleata turret shell
Turritella subangulata turret shell
Turritella subangulata subangulata
"Turritella tricarinata" = Turritella (Turritella) tricarinata Brocchi 1814 turret shell
Turritella tricarinata tricarinata
Turritella tornata Brocchi 1814 turret shell
"Turritella vermicularis" = Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis Brocchi 1814 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
 Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus
"Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus Defrance 1827 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Galeodea echinophora Linnaeus 1758 snail
Galeodea echinophora placentina
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Cymatium (Monoplex) doderleini" = Monoplex
"Cymatium (Monoplex) doderleini" = Monoplex triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
"Erato (Erato) elongata" = Erato elongata
"Erato (Erato) elongata" = Erato elongata Seguenza 1880 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Capulus (Capulus) ungaricus Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita (Neverita) josephinia Risso 1826 moon snail
Neverita (Neverita) josephinia olla
Natica (Natica) millepunctata Sacco 1890 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis arenarius worm shell
Serpulorbis arenarius arenarius
Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) intortus Lamarck 1818 worm shell
Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) intortus turritelloides
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae