Where: Crete, Greece (35.5° N, 23.7° E: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 23.3° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; marl
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Collection methods: sieve,
Primary reference: K. Agiadi, A. Antonarakou, G. Kontakiotis, N. Kafousia, P. Moissette, J. J. Cornee, E. Manoutsoglou and V. Karakitsios. 2017. Connectivity controls on the late Miocene eastern Mediterranean fish fauna. International Journal of Earth Sciences 106:1147-1159 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 207587: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 20.01.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Actinopteri | |
Scopelogadus sp. Vaillant 1888 | |
Pagellus cf. acarne Risso 1826 perch-like fish | |
Sparidae indet. Cuvier 1817 | |
Atherina sp. Linnaeus 1758 silverside | |
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758 | |
Echiodon sp. Thompson 1837 | |
Bathygadus novus Bossoli 1906 grenadiers | |
Gadidae indet. Rafinesque 1810 | |
Myctophum coppa, Myctophum sp., Benthosema suborbitale, Lampanyctus latesulcatus, Diaphus cavallonis, Diaphus sp., Diaphus aff. splendidus, Scopelopsis pliocenicus, Hygophum hygomii, Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Lampadena dea
Myctophum coppa lanternfish
Myctophum sp. Rafinesque 1810 lanternfish
Benthosema suborbitale Gilbert 1913 lanternfish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Diaphus cavallonis lanternfish
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. splendidus Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Lampadena dea Frasier-Brunner 1949 lanternfish | |
Pseudophichthys sp. Roule 1915 conger eel |