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 | |
Venericardia bericorum, Venericardia complanata, "Venericardia laurae" = Cardita (Venericardia) laurae
Venericardia complanata Deshayes 1825 clam
"Venericardia laurae" = Cardita (Venericardia) laurae Brongniart 1823 clam | |
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"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax
"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax Cossmann 1886 clam | |
"Corbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Lamarck 1801 clam
Corbula exarata clam
Corbula valdensis clam | |
Chama dissimilis jewel box
Chama calcarata Lamarck 1806 jewel box
Chama fimbriata Defrance 1817 jewel box | |
Meretrix hungarica venus clam
Pitar villanovae venus clam
Chione praecursor venus clam
Venus helvetica venus clam | |
Corbicula sirena clam | |
Tellina granconensis tellin clam | |
Gari fischeri clam | |
Solecurtus striatus clam | |
Trachycardium bonellii, Trachycardium granconense, Cardium cf. rouyanum, Nemocardium polyptyctum, Nemocardium parile, Loxocardium obliquum, "Vepricardium gratum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum, Nemocardium parisiense
Trachycardium bonellii cockle
Trachycardium granconense cockle
Cardium cf. rouyanum cockle
Nemocardium polyptyctum cockle
Nemocardium parile Deshayes 1858 cockle
Loxocardium obliquum Lamarck 1805 cockle
"Vepricardium gratum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum Defrance in Deshayes 1829 cockle
Nemocardium parisiense d'Orbigny 1850 cockle | |
Pholadomya puschi Goldfuss 1840 clam | |
Pseudomiltha gigantea, Saxolucina saxorum, "Lucina" priabonensis, "Lucina" textilis, Gibbolucina lefebvrei
Pseudomiltha gigantea Deshayes 1825 clam
Saxolucina saxorum Lamarck 1806 clam
"Lucina" textilis clam | |
Brachidontes corrugatus mussel
Septifer eurydices mussel
Lithophaga antillarum d'Orbigny 1853 mussel
Botula cordata mussel | |
Glycymeris pulvinata Lamarck 1805 clam
Glycymeris jacquoti Tournouer 1873 clam
Glycymeris dispar Defrance 1826 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 | |
Spondylus rarispina, Spondylus cisalpinus, Spondylus podopsideus, Spondylus radula, Spondylus buchi, Chlamys tela, Chlamys subdiscors, Chlamys biarritzensis, "Pseudamussium solea" = Chlamys solea, Lentipecten corneus, "Chlamys paueri" = Lentipecten paueri
Spondylus rarispina scallop
Spondylus cisalpinus scallop
Spondylus podopsideus scallop
Spondylus radula Lamarck 1806 scallop
Spondylus buchi Philippi 1846 scallop
Chlamys tela scallop
Chlamys subdiscors scallop
Chlamys biarritzensis d'Archiac 1846 scallop
"Pseudamussium solea" = Chlamys solea Deshayes 1824 scallop
Lentipecten corneus Sowerby 1818 scallop
"Chlamys paueri" = Lentipecten paueri Frauscher 1886 scallop | |
Lima rossii file clam
Lima postalensis file clam
"Lima rara" = Lima (Ctenoides) rara Deshayes 1858 file clam | |
Pinna "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Lopha cf. plicatula, Lopha martinsi, Ostrea flabellulaeformis, Ostrea linguatula, Ostrea bersonensis, Hyotissa cf. hyotis, Pycnodonte bryozophila, Pycnodonte brongniarti, "Pycnodonte gigantea" = Gigantostrea gigantica, Gryphaeostrea eversa
Lopha cf. plicatula oyster
Lopha martinsi oyster
Ostrea flabellulaeformis oyster
Ostrea linguatula oyster
Ostrea bersonensis oyster
Hyotissa cf. hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
Pycnodonte bryozophila oyster
Pycnodonte brongniarti oyster
"Pycnodonte gigantea" = Gigantostrea gigantica Solander in Brander 1766 oyster
Gryphaeostrea eversa oyster | |
Gastropoda | |
Velates pervesus snail
Nerita tricarinata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
Bittium semigranosum, "Ptychocerithium lamellosum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium), "Clava striata" = Rhinoclavis
Bittium semigranosum cerith snail
"Ptychocerithium lamellosum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) cerith snail
"Clava striata" = Rhinoclavis cerith snail | |
"Turritella asperula" = Turritella (Haustator) asperula, "Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria, "Turritella lamarcki" = Haustator praecessus, Turritella gradataeformis, "Turritella sulcifera" = Ispharina sulcifera, "Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera, "Vermicularia conica" = Vermicularia (Vermicularia) conica, "Vermicularia polygona" = Vermicularia (Anguillospira) polygona, Sigmesalia fasciata
"Turritella asperula" = Turritella (Haustator) asperula Brogniart 1823 turret shell
"Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Turritella lamarcki" = Haustator praecessus Defrance 1828 turret shell
Turritella gradataeformis turret shell
"Turritella sulcifera" = Ispharina sulcifera Deshayes 1832 turret shell
"Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera Deshayes 1824 turret shell
"Vermicularia conica" = Vermicularia (Vermicularia) conica Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Vermicularia polygona" = Vermicularia (Anguillospira) polygona Deshayes 1861 turret shell
Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell | |
Melanopsis carinata snail | |
Bayania stygis snail | |
Tenagodus striatus snail | |
Diastoma alpinum snail
Diastoma costellatum Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Cassis ambigua snail
Cassis mammillaris Grateloup 1927 snail
"Galeodea nodosa" = Galeodea (Mambrinia) nodosa Solander in Brander 1766 snail | |
Charonia cf. triamans triton
Charonia rossii triton | |
Ficus priabonensis, "Ficopsis greenwoodi" = Ficus greenwoodi
Ficus priabonensis fig shell
"Ficopsis greenwoodi" = Ficus greenwoodi Sowerby 1825 fig shell | |
Cypraedia elegans Defrance 1826 snail | |
"Vicetia gigantea" = Gisortia gigantea
"Vicetia gigantea" = Gisortia gigantea Munster 1828 cowry | |
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 | |
Paraseraphs placitus snail
Seraphs sopitus snail | |
Aporrhais zignoi snail | |
"Tibia ampla" = Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla, Dientomochilus ornatus
"Tibia ampla" = Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla Solander in Brander 1766 snail
Dientomochilus ornatus snail | |
Xenophora agglutinus, "Xenophora cumulans" = Xenophora cummulans
Xenophora agglutinus carrier shell
"Xenophora cumulans" = Xenophora cummulans Brongniart 1823 carrier shell | |
Marginella crassula margin shell
Marginella perkeo margin shell | |
Athleta besanconi, Volutocorbis crenulifera, "Athleta ambiguus" = Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus, "Athleta cithara" = Athleta (Neoathleta) cithara, Volutilithes placentiger, Voluta vesiculifera, Voluta subzonata, Voluta bericorum, Voluta pileifera, Lyria harpula
Athleta besanconi volute
Volutocorbis crenulifera Bayan 1870 volute
"Athleta ambiguus" = Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus Solander in Brander 1766 volute
"Athleta cithara" = Athleta (Neoathleta) cithara Lamarck 1802 volute
Volutilithes placentiger volute
Voluta vesiculifera volute
Voluta subzonata volute
Voluta bericorum volute
Voluta pileifera volute
Lyria harpula Lamarck 1802 volute | |
Gibberula ovulata snail | |
Typhis hortensis, "Hexaplex spinulosus" = Poirieria (Flexopteron) spinulosa
Typhis hortensis murex snail
"Hexaplex spinulosus" = Poirieria (Flexopteron) spinulosa Deshayes 1865 murex snail | |
Unitas vincenti snail | |
Cryptoconus filosus, Cryptoconus elongatus, Cryptoconus priscus, Conus latissimus, Conus cf. grateloupi, Conus diversiformis
Cryptoconus filosus cone shell
Cryptoconus elongatus cone shell
Cryptoconus priscus cone shell
Conus latissimus cone shell
Conus cf. grateloupi d'Orbigny 1852 cone shell
Conus diversiformis Deshayes 1824 cone shell | |
Siphonalia sclarina, "Cantharus polygonus" = Editharus polygonus, Cantharus pseudostenomphalus, Cantharus subcostulatus, Latirus delphinus, Clavilithes japeti, Clavilithes noae, Melongena subcarinata, Melongena piruloides
Siphonalia sclarina true whelk
"Cantharus polygonus" = Editharus polygonus Lamarck 1803 true whelk
Cantharus pseudostenomphalus true whelk
Cantharus subcostulatus true whelk
Latirus delphinus true whelk
Clavilithes japeti true whelk
Clavilithes noae Lamarck 1803 true whelk
Melongena subcarinata true whelk
Melongena piruloides true whelk | |
Hipponix cornucopiae, Hipponix dilata, Polinices achatensis, Cepatia cepacea, Natica canovae, "Natica pasinii" = Tectonatica pasinii
Hipponix cornucopiae hoof shell
Hipponix dilata hoof shell
Polinices achatensis moon snail
Cepatia cepacea Lamarck 1804 moon snail
Natica canovae moon snail
"Natica pasinii" = Tectonatica pasinii Bayan 1870 moon snail | |
"Scala bryozoophila" = Epitonium (Scala)
"Scala bryozoophila" = Epitonium (Scala) wentletrap | |
Pleurotomaria crearoi snail
Pleurotomaria humilis snail | |
Angaria calcar snail
Angaria lima snail | |
Collonia subturbinata snail | |
Tectus mitratus top snail
Tectus granellensis top snail | |
Neritopsis parisiensis snail
Neritopsis pustulosa snail | |
"Actaeon simulatus" = Tornatellaea simulata
"Actaeon simulatus" = Tornatellaea simulata Solander 1766 snail | |
Architectonica bistriata sundial |