Voutes (Pliocene of Greece)

Where: Crete, Greece (35.3° N, 25.1° E: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 24.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: J. Gaudant, B. Delrieau, M. D. Dermitzakis and N. K. Symeonidis. 1994. Découverte d’une ichthyofaune marine dans les diatomites du Pliocène supérieur (Plaisancien) des environs d’Héraklion (Crète centrale, Grèce). Comptes Rendus Academie de Seances Paris 319:589-596 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 207357: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 08.01.2020, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Gobidarum sp.1
Actinopteri
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Rhynchoconger pantanellii1, Pseudophichthys escavaratierensis1, Pseudophichthys splendens1
Rhynchoconger pantanellii1 Bassoli and Schubert 1906 conger eel
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Spratelloides sp., Spratelloides gracilis2, ? Sardina sp., Alosa sp.
Spratelloides sp. Bleeker 1851 herring
Spratelloides gracilis2 Temminck and Schlegel 1846 herring
? Sardina sp. Antipa 1905 herring
Alosa sp. Linck 1790 herring
 Aulopiformes - Chlorophthalmidae
Chlorophthalmus agassizi1
Chlorophthalmus agassizi1 Bonaparte 1840
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Scopelopsis pliocenicus1, Notoscopelus resplendens1, Diaphus aff. adenomus1, Diaphus cavallonis1, Diaphus taaningi1, Diaphus holti1, Diaphus aff. splendidus1, Hygophum hygomii1, Hygophum benoiti1, Myctophum fitchi1, Ceratoscopelus maderensis1, Lobianchia dofleini1
Scopelopsis pliocenicus1 Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Notoscopelus resplendens1 Richardson 1845 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. adenomus1 lanternfish
Diaphus cavallonis1 lanternfish
Diaphus taaningi1 Norma 1930 slopewater lanternfish
Diaphus holti1 Taaning 1918 small lantern fish
Diaphus aff. splendidus1 Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii1 lanternfish
Hygophum benoiti1 Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish
Myctophum fitchi1 lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis1 Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Lobianchia dofleini1 Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Laemonema sp.1
Laemonema sp.1 Guenther 1862
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros albyi
Bregmaceros albyi Sauvage 1880
 Atheriniformes - Atherinidae
Atherina boyeri1
Atherina boyeri1 Risso 1810 silverside
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
Belone sp.
Belone sp. Oken 1816
 Blenniiformes - Blenniidae
Blenniidae indet.
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Arnoglossus kokeni1
Arnoglossus kokeni1 Basoli and Schubert 1906 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Citharidae
Citharus linguatula1
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
Verilus mutinensis1
 Acanthomorphata - Epigonidae
Epigonus aff. denticulatus1
 Perciformes - Cepolidae
Cepola macrophthalma1
Cepola macrophthalma1 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Pagellus bogaraveo1, Pagellus erythrinus1, Oblada melanura1
Pagellus bogaraveo1 perch-like fish
Pagellus erythrinus1 perch-like fish
Oblada melanura1 perch-like fish
 Perciformes -
Aphia minuta1
Aphia minuta1 perch-like fish
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Grammonus ater1
Grammonus ater1 Risso 1810
 Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Echiodon dentatus1
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Deltentosteus aff. quadrimaculatus1, Lesueurigobius friesii1, Lesueurigobius sanzi1, Lesueurigobius suerii1, Gobius cf. paganellus1, Gobius sp.1, Gobius niger1
Gobius sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 goby
Gobius niger1 Linnaeus 1758 goby
 Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Apogon sp.1
Apogon sp.1 Lacépède 1802 Cardinalfish
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathus sp.
Syngnathus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pipefish
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Lepidopus sp.
Lepidopus sp. Gouan 1770
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri1
Maurolicus muelleri1 Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
Otolithes
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"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus1
"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus1 Schubert 1905
1Agiadi et al. 2013; 2Argyriou 2022