Monte Castllaro (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (42.7° N, 12.3° E: paleocoordinates 42.5° N, 12.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Landini and L. Sorbini. 1992. Données récentes sur Les téléostéens du Miocène et du Pliocéne d'Italie. Geobios 14:151-157 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 210248: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 27.05.2020

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Tilapinae indet.
Actinopteri
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Spratelloides gracilis, Harengula sp.
Spratelloides gracilis Temminck and Schlegel 1846 herring
Harengula sp. Cuvier and Valenciennes herring
 Zeiformes - Zeidae
Zeus faber
Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena sp.
Scorpaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 scorpionfish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Epinephelus sp.
Epinephelus sp. Bloch 1793 perch-like fish
 Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Microchirus sp.
Microchirus sp. Bonaparte 1833 flatfish
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates sp.
Lates sp. Cuvier 1828 lates
 Cyprinodontiformes - Cyprinodontidae
Aphanius crassicaudus
Aphanius crassicaudus Agassiz 1839 nono
 Atheriniformes - Atherinidae
Atherina boyeri
Atherina boyeri Risso 1810 silverside
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobius ignotus