Alba, Tanaro (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.7° N, 8.0° E: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 7.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; claystone

• finely laminated clays

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C.-H. Lin, R. Brzobohaty, D. Nolf and A. Girone. 2017. Tortonian teleost otoliths from northern Italy: taxonomic synthesis and stratigraphic significance. European Journal of Taxonomy 322:1-44 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 187503: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.07.2017

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Polyipnus sp.
Polyipnus sp. Günther 1887
 Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
Scopelogadus sp., Melamphaes sp.
Scopelogadus sp. Vaillant 1888
Melamphaes sp. Guenther 1864
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Hoplostethus praemediterraneus
 Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugilidae indet.
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Bythitidae indet.
 Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae
"Diaphus pedemontanus" = Porichthys pedemontanus
"Diaphus pedemontanus" = Porichthys pedemontanus Robba 1970 toadfish
 Gadiformes - Bathygadidae
Gadomus tejkali
Gadomus tejkali Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Coryphaenoides biobtusus n. sp., Bathygadus novus, Trachyrincus scabrus
Coryphaenoides biobtusus n. sp. Lin et al. 2017 grenadiers
Bathygadus novus Bossoli 1906 grenadiers
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp.
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophum fitchi, Benthosema fitchi, Benthosema aff. glaciale, Lampanyctus latesulcatus, Diaphus befralai, Diaphus metopoclampoides, Diaphus aff. splendidus, Diaphus holti, Scopelopsis pliocenicus, Notoscopelus elongatus, Notoscopelus resplendens, Notoscopelus bolini, Hygophum hygomii, Hygophum derthonensis, Lampadena aff. dea, Lampadena gracilis, Lobianchia dofleini
Myctophum fitchi lanternfish
Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978 lanternfish
Benthosema aff. glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Diaphus befralai lanternfish
Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. splendidus Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 small lantern fish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845 lanternfish
Notoscopelus bolini Nafpakittis 1975 lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Lampadena aff. dea Frasier-Brunner 1949 lanternfish
Lampadena gracilis Schubert 1912 lanternfish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
 Aulopiformes - Scopelarchidae
Scopelarchus analis
Scopelarchus analis Brauer 1902
 Alepocephaliformes - Alepocephalidae
Xenodermichthys senesi
Xenodermichthys senesi Nolf and Brzobohaty 1994