Akrotiri Section (Pleistocene to of Greece)

Where: Kephallonia, Greece (38.2° N, 20.4° E: paleocoordinates 38.1° N, 20.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Gelasian to Gelasian (2.6 - 0.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

• marl with sands

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Primary reference: K. Agiadi, M. Triantaphyllou, A. Girone, V. Karakitsios, and M. Dermitzakis. 2010. Paleobathymetric interpretation of the fish otoliths from the lower - middle quaternary deposits of Kephallonia and Zakynthos islands (Ionian Sea, Western Greece). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia i Stratigrafia 116:63-78 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 207577: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 20.01.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Anguilliformes - Nettastomatidae
Nettastomatidae indet.
Nettastomatidae indet. Jordan and Davis 1891 eel
 Alepocephaliformes - Alepocephalidae
Alepocephalus sp.
Alepocephalus sp. Goode and Bean 1879
 Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
Gonostoma sp.
Gonostoma sp. Rafinesque 1810
 Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
Vinciguerria cf. lucetia
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
 Aulopiformes - Scopelarchidae
Scopelarchus analis
Scopelarchus analis Brauer 1902
 Aulopiformes - Chlorophthalmidae
Chlorophthalmus cf. agassizi
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Trachurus sp.
Trachurus sp. Lacépède 1802
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Lesueurigobius sp., Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus
Lesueurigobius sp. Whitley 1950 goby
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Aphanopus aff. carbo
 Spariformes - Sparidae
Sparidae indet.
Sparidae indet. Cuvier 1817
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
Verilus mutinensis
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gaidropsarus sp., Gadiculus argenteus
Gaidropsarus sp. Rafinesque 1810
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850 silvery pout
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Laemonema sp.
Laemonema sp. Guenther 1862
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Ceratoscopelus sp., Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Lampanyctus crocodilus, Notoscopelus elongatus, Scopelopsis pliocenicus, Benthosema glaciale, Electrona risso, Myctophum punctatum, Diaphus sp., Diaphus taaningi, Diaphus holti, Lobianchia dofleini, Hygophum hygomii, Hygophum benoiti
Ceratoscopelus sp. Günther 1864 lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810 lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish
Electrona risso Cocco 1829 lanternfish
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Diaphus taaningi Norma 1930 slopewater lanternfish
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 small lantern fish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish
Otolithes
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"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus
"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus Schubert 1905