Virica (Pliocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (39.1° N, 17.0° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 16.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 210258: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 27.05.2020

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Osteichthyes
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Actinopteri
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
 Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
 Stomiatiformes - Stomiidae
 Stomiatiformes -
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850 silvery pout
 Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Tavania crotonensis perch-like fish
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 small lantern fish
Lampanyctus pusilus lanternfish
Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810 lanternfish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish
Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 Bermuda lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Electrona rissoi Cocco 1829 lanternfish
Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish