Priabona: Priabonian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
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Taxonomic list
unclassified
Cisrcochilus striatus
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga antillarum (d'Orbigny 1853)
Brachidontes corrugatus
Septifer eurydices
Botula cordata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris pulvinata (Lamarck 1805)
Glycymeris jacquoti (Tournouer 1873)
Glycymeris dispar (Defrance 1826)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia auversiensis
Barbatia barbatula
Barbatia rigaulti
Barbatia scabrosa
Barbatia appendiculata (Sowerby 1820)
recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata
[entered as Barbatia appendicula]
Arca cossmanni
Arca biangula Lamarck 1805
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha cf. plicatula
Lopha martinsi
Ostrea flabellulaeformis
Ostrea linguatula
Ostrea bersonensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte bryozophila
Pycnodonte brongniarti
Pycnodonte gigantea (Solander in Brander 1766)
recombined as Gigantostrea gigantica
Hyotissa cf. hyotis (Linnaeus 1758)
Gryphaeostrea eversa
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna informal sp. 1 Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Vulsella elongata
Vulsella falcata
Vulsella granellensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys paueri (Frauscher 1886)
recombined as Lentipecten paueri
Lentipecten corneus (Sowerby 1818)
Chlamys tela
Chlamys subdiscors
Pseudamussium solea (Deshayes 1824)
recombined as Chlamys solea
Chlamys biarritzensis (d'Archiac 1846)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus rarispina
Spondylus cisalpinus
Spondylus podopsideus
Spondylus buchi Philippi 1846
Spondylus radula Lamarck 1806
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia planulata
Anomia gregaria
Anomia tenuistriata Deshayes 1824
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima rara Deshayes 1858
recombined as Lima (Ctenoides) rara
Lima rossii
Lima postalensis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella carcaensis
Crassatella schaurothi
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia bericorum
Venericardia laurae Brongniart 1823
recombined as Cardita (Venericardia) laurae
Venericardia complanata Deshayes 1825
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Pseudomiltha gigantea (Deshayes 1825)
"Lucina" priabonensis
"Lucina" textilis
Saxolucina saxorum (Lamarck 1806)
Gibbolucina lefebvrei
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula exarata
Corbula valdensis
Corbula gallica Lamarck 1801
recombined as Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium cf. rouyanum
Loxocardium obliquum (Lamarck 1805)
Vepricardium gratum (Defrance in Deshayes 1829)
recombined as Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum
Nemocardium polyptyctum
Nemocardium parile (Deshayes 1858)
Nemocardium parisiense (d'Orbigny 1850)
Trachycardium bonellii
Trachycardium granconense
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus striatus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina granconensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari fischeri
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Corbicula sirena
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione praecursor
Venus helvetica
Pitar villanovae
Meretrix hungarica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama dissimilis
Chama calcarata Lamarck 1806
Chama fimbriata Defrance 1817
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solena plagiaulax (Cossmann 1886)
recombined as Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya subaffinis
Pholadomya puschi Goldfuss 1840
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria crearoi
Pleurotomaria humilis
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Angaria calcar
Angaria lima
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Tectus mitratus
Tectus granellensis
Gastropoda - Colloniidae
Collonia subturbinata
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis parisiensis
Neritopsis pustulosa
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica bistriata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Actaeon simulatus Solander 1766
recombined as Tornatellaea simulata
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Velates pervesus
Nerita tricarinata Lamarck 1804
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scala bryozoophila
spelled with current rank as Epitonium (Scala)
Gastropoda - Thiaridae
Bayania stygis
Gastropoda - Melanopsidae
Melanopsis carinata
Gastropoda - Diastomatidae
Diastoma alpinum
Diastoma costellatum (Lamarck 1804)
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Ptychocerithium lamellosum
spelled with current rank as Cerithium (Ptychocerithium)
Clava striata
synonym of Rhinoclavis
Bittium semigranosum
Gastropoda - Potamididae
Potamides lapidum
Potamides plicatum
Tympanotonos diaboli
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella lamarcki (Defrance 1828)
synonym of Haustator praecessus
Turritella asperula Brogniart 1823
recombined as Turritella (Haustator) asperula
Turritella imbricataria Lamarck 1804
recombined as Haustator imbricataria
Vermicularia polygona (Deshayes 1861)
recombined as Vermicularia (Anguillospira) polygona
Vermicularia conica (Lamarck 1804)
recombined as Vermicularia (Vermicularia) conica
Sigmesalia fasciata (Lamarck 1804)
Turritella carinifera Deshayes 1824
recombined as Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera
Turritella sulcifera Deshayes 1832
recombined as Ispharina sulcifera
Turritella gradataeformis
Gastropoda - Siliquariidae
Tenagodus striatus
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica canovae
Natica pasinii Bayan 1870
recombined as Tectonatica pasinii
Cepatia cepacea (Lamarck 1804)
Polinices achatensis
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix cornucopiae
Hipponix dilata
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus priabonensis
Ficopsis greenwoodi Sowerby 1825
recombined as Ficus greenwoodi
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Vicetia gigantea (Munster 1828)
recombined as Gisortia gigantea
Gastropoda - Pediculariidae
Cypraedia elegans (Defrance 1826)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia sclarina
Cantharus pseudostenomphalus
Cantharus subcostulatus
Cantharus polygonus (Lamarck 1803)
recombined as Editharus polygonus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena subcarinata
Melongena piruloides
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavilithes japeti
Clavilithes noae (Lamarck 1803)
Latirus delphinus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Unitas vincenti
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus latissimus
Conus diversiformis Deshayes 1824
Conus cf. grateloupi d'Orbigny 1852
Cryptoconus filosus
Cryptoconus elongatus
Cryptoconus priscus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta besanconi
Volutocorbis crenulifera (Bayan 1870)
Athleta ambiguus (Solander in Brander 1766)
recombined as Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus
Athleta cithara (Lamarck 1802)
recombined as Athleta (Neoathleta) cithara
Voluta vesiculifera
Voluta subzonata
Voluta bericorum
Voluta pileifera
Lyria harpula (Lamarck 1802)
Volutilithes placentiger
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Gibberula ovulata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella crassula
Marginella perkeo
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Hexaplex spinulosus (Deshayes 1865)
recombined as Poirieria (Flexopteron) spinulosa
Typhis hortensis
Gastropoda - Rostellariidae
Dientomochilus ornatus
Tibia ampla (Solander in Brander 1766)
recombined as Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla
Gastropoda - Seraphsidae
Paraseraphs placitus
Seraphs sopitus
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Tibia goniophora
Tibia spirata
Rimella multiplicata
Rimella fissurella (Linnaeus 1767)
Rimella labrosa (Sowerby 1824)
recombined as Rimella fissurella labrosa
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais zignoi
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Cassis ambigua
Cassis mammillaris Grateloup 1927
Galeodea nodosa (Solander in Brander 1766)
recombined as Galeodea (Mambrinia) nodosa
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Charonia cf. triamans
Charonia rossii
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora agglutinus
Xenophora cumulans (Brongniart 1823)
recombined as Xenophora cummulans
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea aperta (Solander 1766)
recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 45.6° North, 11.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.8° North, 9.4° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Priabonian
Age range of interval:37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: 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.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: conglomeratic sandstone
Secondary lithology: calcareous marl
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Conglomerate and arenaceous horizons grading into marly and calcareous beds. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine, siliciclastic setting, with moderate turbidity.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Based on survey of literature. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with relatively modern nomenclature and taxonomic assignments to species resolution.
Metadata
Database number:78565
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-02-08 21:03:42 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2008-02-08 21:03:42
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

26411. 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]