Morrona (Pleistocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.1° N, 9.8° E: paleocoordinates 44.1° N, 9.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Santernian (early Pleistocene) = Calabrian. See Bossio et al., (1981) and Nolf and Girone (2000a) for more details. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: from 1 bulk sample (100 dm3).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow neritic.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not stated in text. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: Review of previously published collections. REPOSITORY: Unknown.

Primary reference: A. Girone, D. Nolf, and H. Cappetta. 2006. Pleistocene fish otoliths from the Mediterranean Basin: a synthesis. Geobios 39:651-671 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 159140: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 27.07.2014, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for fish. NOMENCLATURE: Not a authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature and species-resolution identifications.
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unclassified
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Aphya sp.
Actinopteri
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Pagellus erythrinus, Pagellus aff. erythrinus
Pagellus erythrinus perch-like fish
Pagellus aff. erythrinus perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Cepolidae
Cepola rubescens
Cepola rubescens Linnaeus 1764 perch-like fish
 Spariformes - Sparidae
Diplodus aff. puntazzo
 Spariformes - Centracanthidae
Spicara smaris, Spicara cf. smaris
Spicara smaris Linnaeus 1758
Spicara cf. smaris Linnaeus 1758
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Aphanopus kokeni
 Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Echiodon dentatus
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Arnoglossus kokeni
Arnoglossus kokeni Basoli and Schubert 1906 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Buglossidium luteum, Microchirus ocellatus
Buglossidium luteum Risso 1810 flatfish
Microchirus ocellatus Linnaeus 1758 flatfish
 Blenniiformes - Blenniidae
Blennius ocellaris
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobiidarum weileri, Gobius sp., Gobius niger, Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus, Deltentosteus aff. quadrimaculatus, Lesueurigobius friesii, Lesueurigobius sueri
Gobius sp. Linnaeus 1758 goby
Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 goby
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp.
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus aff. splendidus, Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Hygophum hygomi
Diaphus aff. splendidus Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 Bermuda lantern fish
 Anguilliformes - Muraenidae
"Conger conger" = Muraena conger
"Conger conger" = Muraena conger Linnaeus 1758 European conger