Capo San Marco cliff, Microbialitic level 2: Messinian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Argyrotheca cuneata (Risso 1826)
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus costulatus
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus barbatus
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonta sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1835
corrected as Pycnodonte
Neopycnodonta navicularis (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Neopycnodonte navicularis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Crassadoma multistriata (Poli 1795)
recombined as Talochlamys multistriata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita sp. Bruguière 1792
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Loripes lacteus (Deshayes 1850)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Varicorbula gibba (Oliva 1792)
recombined as Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Plagiocardium hirsutum
Plagiocardium papillosum (Poli 1781)
Acanthocardia echinata (Linnaeus 1767)
Parvicardium minimum
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra alba (Wood 1802)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae
Coralliophaga lithophagella
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Timoclea ovata (Pennant 1777)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama placentina
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena dubia (Pennant 1777)
recombined as Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora italica (Defrance 1820)
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Gibbula magus
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna cylindracea (Pennant 1777)
recombined as Cylichna (Cylichna) cylindracea
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Vermetidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
Globigerinidae
Orbulina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
Globigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae
Halimeda sp. Lamouroux 1812
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 39.9° North, 8.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.8° North, 5.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Messinian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Messinian
Age range of interval:7.24600 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Capo San Marco
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified bindstone
Lithology description: limestones with several micritic buildups, sandy marls and fine sands
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:168730
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Krause
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2015-04-28 04:19:25 Last modified:2019-08-08 15:06:19
Access level:the public Released:2015-04-28 04:19:25
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
55180. J. P. Martin. 2010. The Girvanella-like remains from Messinian marine deposits (Sardinia, Italy): Lagerstätten paradigm for microbial biota?. Annales de Paléontologie 96:33-50 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]