Where: Italy (45.6° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 41.8° N, 9.4° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Unknown lithostratigraphic relationships. AGE: Priabonian type section, Late Eocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Checklist representative of stage in type area, which is about 90 m thick.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; conglomeratic sandstone and calcareous marl
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: COLLECTORS: Based on survey of literature. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.
Primary reference: G. Piccoli and E. Savazzi. 1983. Five shallow benthic mollusc faunas from the Upper Eocene (Baron, Priabona, Garoowe, Nanggulan, Takashima). Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 22(1-2):31-47 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 78565: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 08.02.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Botula cordata mussel
Brachidontes corrugatus mussel
Septifer eurydices mussel
Lithophaga antillarum d'Orbigny 1853 mussel | |
"Pycnodonte gigantea" = Gigantostrea gigantica, Pycnodonte bryozophila, Pycnodonte brongniarti, Hyotissa cf. hyotis, Gryphaeostrea eversa
"Pycnodonte gigantea" = Gigantostrea gigantica Solander in Brander 1766 oyster
Pycnodonte bryozophila oyster
Pycnodonte brongniarti oyster
Hyotissa cf. hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
Gryphaeostrea eversa oyster | |
Ostrea flabellulaeformis, Ostrea linguatula, Ostrea bersonensis, Lopha cf. plicatula, Lopha martinsi
Ostrea flabellulaeformis oyster
Ostrea linguatula oyster
Ostrea bersonensis oyster
Lopha cf. plicatula oyster
Lopha martinsi oyster | |
Pinna "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
"Lima rara" = Lima (Ctenoides) rara Deshayes 1858 file clam
Lima rossii file clam
Lima postalensis file clam | |
Spondylus rarispina, Spondylus cisalpinus, Spondylus podopsideus, Spondylus buchi, Spondylus radula, Chlamys tela, Chlamys subdiscors, "Pseudamussium solea" = Chlamys solea, Chlamys biarritzensis, "Chlamys paueri" = Lentipecten paueri, Lentipecten corneus
Spondylus rarispina scallop
Spondylus cisalpinus scallop
Spondylus podopsideus scallop
Spondylus buchi Philippi 1846 scallop
Spondylus radula Lamarck 1806 scallop
Chlamys tela scallop
Chlamys subdiscors scallop
"Pseudamussium solea" = Chlamys solea Deshayes 1824 scallop
Chlamys biarritzensis d'Archiac 1846 scallop
"Chlamys paueri" = Lentipecten paueri Frauscher 1886 scallop
Lentipecten corneus Sowerby 1818 scallop | |
Glycymeris pulvinata Lamarck 1805 clam
Glycymeris dispar Defrance 1826 clam
Glycymeris jacquoti Tournouer 1873 clam | |
Barbatia auversiensis, Barbatia barbatula, Barbatia rigaulti, Barbatia scabrosa, "Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata, Arca cossmanni, Arca biangula
Barbatia barbatula clam
Barbatia rigaulti clam
Barbatia scabrosa clam
"Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Sowerby 1820 clam [entered as Barbatia appendicula]
Arca cossmanni ark
Arca biangula Lamarck 1805 ark | |
Venericardia bericorum, "Venericardia laurae" = Cardita (Venericardia) laurae, Venericardia complanata
"Venericardia laurae" = Cardita (Venericardia) laurae Brongniart 1823 clam
Venericardia complanata Deshayes 1825 clam | |
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"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax
"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax Cossmann 1886 clam | |
Pholadomya puschi Goldfuss 1840 clam | |
Trachycardium bonellii, Trachycardium granconense, Nemocardium parisiense, Cardium cf. rouyanum, Loxocardium obliquum, "Vepricardium gratum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum, Nemocardium polyptyctum, Nemocardium parile
Trachycardium bonellii cockle
Trachycardium granconense cockle
Nemocardium parisiense d'Orbigny 1850 cockle
Cardium cf. rouyanum cockle
Loxocardium obliquum Lamarck 1805 cockle
"Vepricardium gratum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum Defrance in Deshayes 1829 cockle
Nemocardium polyptyctum cockle
Nemocardium parile Deshayes 1858 cockle | |
Solecurtus striatus clam | |
Tellina granconensis tellin clam | |
Gari fischeri clam | |
Chama dissimilis jewel box
Chama calcarata Lamarck 1806 jewel box
Chama fimbriata Defrance 1817 jewel box | |
Chione praecursor venus clam
Venus helvetica venus clam
Meretrix hungarica venus clam
Pitar villanovae venus clam | |
Corbicula sirena clam | |
"Corbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Lamarck 1801 clam
Corbula exarata clam
Corbula valdensis clam | |
Pseudomiltha gigantea, Saxolucina saxorum, "Lucina" priabonensis, "Lucina" textilis, Gibbolucina lefebvrei
Pseudomiltha gigantea Deshayes 1825 clam
Saxolucina saxorum Lamarck 1806 clam
"Lucina" textilis clam | |
Gastropoda | |
"Actaeon simulatus" = Tornatellaea simulata
"Actaeon simulatus" = Tornatellaea simulata Solander 1766 snail | |
Architectonica bistriata sundial | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
Hipponix cornucopiae hoof shell
Hipponix dilata hoof shell | |
Rimella multiplicata, Rimella fissurella, "Rimella labrosa" = Rimella fissurella labrosa, Tibia goniophora, Tibia spirata
Rimella multiplicata true conch
Rimella fissurella Linnaeus 1767 true conch
"Rimella labrosa" = Rimella fissurella labrosa Sowerby 1824 true conch
Tibia goniophora true conch
Tibia spirata true conch | |
Seraphs sopitus snail
Paraseraphs placitus snail | |
Dientomochilus ornatus, "Tibia ampla" = Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla
Dientomochilus ornatus snail
"Tibia ampla" = Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla Solander in Brander 1766 snail | |
Aporrhais zignoi snail | |
Ficus priabonensis, "Ficopsis greenwoodi" = Ficus greenwoodi
Ficus priabonensis fig shell
"Ficopsis greenwoodi" = Ficus greenwoodi Sowerby 1825 fig shell | |
Marginella crassula margin shell
Marginella perkeo margin shell | |
Typhis hortensis, "Hexaplex spinulosus" = Poirieria (Flexopteron) spinulosa
Typhis hortensis murex snail
"Hexaplex spinulosus" = Poirieria (Flexopteron) spinulosa Deshayes 1865 murex snail | |
Volutilithes placentiger, Voluta vesiculifera, Voluta subzonata, Voluta bericorum, Voluta pileifera, Lyria harpula, Athleta besanconi, "Athleta cithara" = Athleta (Neoathleta) cithara, "Athleta ambiguus" = Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus, Volutocorbis crenulifera
Volutilithes placentiger volute
Voluta vesiculifera volute
Voluta subzonata volute
Voluta bericorum volute
Voluta pileifera volute
Lyria harpula Lamarck 1802 volute
Athleta besanconi volute
"Athleta cithara" = Athleta (Neoathleta) cithara Lamarck 1802 volute
"Athleta ambiguus" = Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus Solander in Brander 1766 volute
Volutocorbis crenulifera Bayan 1870 volute | |
Gibberula ovulata snail | |
Unitas vincenti snail | |
Conus latissimus, Conus diversiformis, Conus cf. grateloupi, Cryptoconus filosus, Cryptoconus elongatus, Cryptoconus priscus
Conus latissimus cone shell
Conus diversiformis Deshayes 1824 cone shell
Conus cf. grateloupi d'Orbigny 1852 cone shell
Cryptoconus filosus cone shell
Cryptoconus elongatus cone shell
Cryptoconus priscus cone shell | |
Melongena subcarinata snail
Melongena piruloides snail | |
Cantharus pseudostenomphalus, Cantharus subcostulatus, Siphonalia sclarina, "Cantharus polygonus" = Editharus polygonus
Cantharus pseudostenomphalus true whelk
Cantharus subcostulatus true whelk
Siphonalia sclarina true whelk
"Cantharus polygonus" = Editharus polygonus Lamarck 1803 true whelk | |
Xenophora agglutinus, "Xenophora cumulans" = Xenophora cummulans
Xenophora agglutinus carrier shell
"Xenophora cumulans" = Xenophora cummulans Brongniart 1823 carrier shell | |
"Galeodea nodosa" = Galeodea (Mambrinia) nodosa Solander in Brander 1766 snail
Cassis ambigua snail
Cassis mammillaris Grateloup 1927 snail | |
Charonia cf. triamans triton
Charonia rossii triton | |
"Vicetia gigantea" = Gisortia gigantea
"Vicetia gigantea" = Gisortia gigantea Munster 1828 cowry | |
Cypraedia elegans Defrance 1826 snail | |
"Natica pasinii" = Tectonatica pasinii Bayan 1870 moon snail
Natica canovae moon snail
Cepatia cepacea Lamarck 1804 moon snail
Polinices achatensis moon snail | |
"Scala bryozoophila" = Epitonium (Scala)
"Scala bryozoophila" = Epitonium (Scala) wentletrap | |
Tenagodus striatus snail | |
"Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria, "Turritella lamarcki" = Haustator praecessus, "Turritella asperula" = Turritella (Haustator) asperula, Sigmesalia fasciata, "Vermicularia conica" = Vermicularia (Vermicularia) conica, "Vermicularia polygona" = Vermicularia (Anguillospira) polygona, Turritella gradataeformis, "Turritella sulcifera" = Ispharina sulcifera, "Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera
"Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Turritella lamarcki" = Haustator praecessus Defrance 1828 turret shell
"Turritella asperula" = Turritella (Haustator) asperula Brogniart 1823 turret shell
Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Vermicularia conica" = Vermicularia (Vermicularia) conica Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Vermicularia polygona" = Vermicularia (Anguillospira) polygona Deshayes 1861 turret shell
Turritella gradataeformis turret shell
"Turritella sulcifera" = Ispharina sulcifera Deshayes 1832 turret shell
"Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera Deshayes 1824 turret shell | |
Melanopsis carinata snail | |
Diastoma alpinum snail
Diastoma costellatum Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Bayania stygis snail | |
"Clava striata" = Rhinoclavis, "Ptychocerithium lamellosum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium), Bittium semigranosum
"Clava striata" = Rhinoclavis cerith snail
"Ptychocerithium lamellosum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) cerith snail
Bittium semigranosum cerith snail | |
Neritopsis parisiensis snail
Neritopsis pustulosa snail | |
Tectus mitratus top snail
Tectus granellensis top snail | |
Angaria calcar snail
Angaria lima snail | |
Collonia subturbinata snail | |
Pleurotomaria crearoi snail
Pleurotomaria humilis snail | |
Velates pervesus snail
Nerita tricarinata Lamarck 1804 snail |