Torino Hill, Moncucco Torinese, "facies à Congeria", M4/5 (Miocene of Italy)

Also known as MCC4/5

Where: Piedmont, Italy (45.1° N, 7.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.9° N, 7.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: facies à Congeria Formation, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• Late Messinian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified marl

• 6.5 m of beige to green-blue clayey marls with calcareous paleosol interbeds. This unit contains shells of dreissenid and limnocardiid bivalves along with melanopsid and hydrobiid gastropods and is an equivalent of the Lago-Mare biofacies of the Mediterranean area
• deeper (maybe slope?) environment with abundant terrigenous influence

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Harzhauser, T. A. Neubauer, E. Georgopoulou, D. Esu, C. D’Amico, G. Pavia, P. Giuntelli, G. Carnevale, and H. Nordsieck. 2015. Late Messinian continental and Lago-Mare gastropods from the Tertiary Piedmont Basin, NW Italy. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 54(1):1-53 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 172915: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 31.08.2015, edited by Terri Cleary and Matthew Carrano

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Euxinicardium subodessae1, Neomyiini indet.1
Actinopteri
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Sciaenidarum "sp. nov."1
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Hoplostethus cf. mediterraneus1
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus taaningi1, Hygophum aff. derthonensis1
Diaphus taaningi1 Norma 1930 slopewater lanternfish
Hygophum aff. derthonensis1 Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae
Albanerpeton pannonicum2
Albanerpeton pannonicum2 Venczel and Gardner 2005 tetrapod
MGPT-PU 132001, 132002, 132232, 132011, 132012, 132632, 132633, 132005-132009, 132634-132639, 132015, 132016
 Caudata - Urodela
Chelotriton sp.1
Chelotriton sp.1 Pomel 1853 newt
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Pelobates sp.1
Pelobates sp.1 Wagler 1830 spadefoot toad
 Salientia -
Latonia sp.1
Latonia sp.1 von Meyer 1843 frog
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo ex gr. viridis1
Bufo ex gr. viridis1 Laurenti 1768 European green toad
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla ex gr. arborea1
Hyla ex gr. arborea1 Linnaeus 1758 tree frog
Reptilia
 Squamata - Anguidae
Anguinae "non-Anguis indet"1
Anguinae "non-Anguis indet"1 Gray 1825 squamates
 Squamata -
Amphisbaenia indet.1
Amphisbaenia indet.1 Gray 1844 worm lizard
 Squamata - Colubridae
Colubrinae "A"1, Colubrinae "B"1, Colubrinae indet.1
Colubrinae "A"1 Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
"colubrines A"
Colubrinae "B"1 Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
"colubrines B"
Colubrinae indet.1 Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
"colubrines indet."
 Squamata - Agamidae
Agamidae indet.1
Agamidae indet.1 Gray 1827 squamates
 Squamata - Lacertidae
cf. Lacerta sp.1
cf. Lacerta sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 squamates
Aves
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columbidae indet.1
Columbidae indet.1 Illiger 1811 dove
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Strigidae indet.1
Strigidae indet.1 Vigors 1825 true owl
 Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae
Apodidae indet.1
Apodidae indet.1 Hartert 1897 swift
 Passeriformes -
Passeriformes "indet. "large""1, Passeriformes "indet. "medium""1, Passeriformes "indet. "small""1
Passeriformes "indet. "large""1 Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
Passeriformes "indet. "medium""1 Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
Passeriformes "indet. "small""1 Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvidae indet.1
Corvidae indet.1 Vigors 1825 perching bird
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipitridae indet.1
Accipitridae indet.1 Viellot 1816 hawk
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Palaeortyx cf. gallica1, Coturnix sp.1
Palaeortyx cf. gallica1 Milne-Edwards 1869 pheasant
Coturnix sp.1 Bonnaterre 1791 quail
Mammalia
 Chiroptera -
Chiroptera "sp. 1"1, Chiroptera "sp. 2"1
Chiroptera "sp. 1"1 Blumenbach 1779 bat
Chiroptera "sp. 2"1 Blumenbach 1779 bat
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Pliopetaurista pliocaenica1, Sciurus warthae1
Sciurus warthae1 squirrel
 Rodentia - Muridae
Micromys bendai1, Paraethomys meini1, Occitanomys brailloni1, Centralomys benericettii1, Apodemus atavus1, Apodemus gudrunae1
Micromys bendai1 van de Weerd 1979 harvest mouse
Occitanomys brailloni1 Michaux 1969 mouse
Centralomys benericettii1 de Guili 1989 mouse
Apodemus atavus1 Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus gudrunae1 van de Weerd 1976 Eurasian field mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Neocricetodon magnus1
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Eliomys yevesi1, Glirulus lissiensis1, Muscardinus vireti1, Glis minor1
Eliomys yevesi1 dormouse
Glirulus lissiensis1 Hugueney and Mein 1965 Japanese dormouse
Muscardinus vireti1 Hugueney and Mein 1965 dormouse
Glis minor1 Kowalski 1963 dormouse
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus sorbinii1
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Parasorex aff. ibericus1
Parasorex aff. ibericus1 Mein and Martín-Suárez 1993 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Talpa sp.1
Talpa sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 mole
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Pliocervus sp.1, Euprox sp.1
Pliocervus sp.1 Hilzheimer 1922 deer
Euprox sp.1 Stehlin 1928 deer
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Dihoplus schleiermacheri1
Dihoplus schleiermacheri1 Kaup 1834 rhinoceros
Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Diplommatinidae
Cochlostoma esuanum
Cochlostoma esuanum Manganelli and Giusti 1997 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Aciculidae
Acicula cf. lineata
Acicula cf. lineata Draparnaud 1801 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Craspedopomatidae
Craspedopoma conoidale
Craspedopoma conoidale Michaud 1855 snail
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Melanoides curvicosta
Melanoides curvicosta Deshayes 1835 snail
 Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae
Melanopsis fusulatina, Melanopsis narzolina
Melanopsis fusulatina Sacco 1895 snail
Melanopsis narzolina Archiac 1846 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Saccoia oryza, Saccoia globosa
Saccoia oryza Brusina 1893 snail
Saccoia globosa Harzhauser et al. 2015 snail
 Stylommatophora - Ferussaciidae
Cecilioides acicula
Cecilioides acicula Müller 1774 slug
 Stylommatophora - Helicodiscidae
Lucilla miocaenica
Lucilla miocaenica Harzhauser et al. 2015 slug
 Stylommatophora - Parmacellidae
Parmacella "n. sp."
Parmacella "n. sp." Cuvier 1804 slug
 Stylommatophora - Milacidae
Milacidae indet.
Milacidae indet. Ellis 1926 slug
 Stylommatophora - Gastrodontidae
Janulus cf. spadinii
Janulus cf. spadinii Manganelli et al. 2011 slug
 Stylommatophora - Limacidae
? Limax fossilis
? Limax fossilis Sacco 1896 slug
 Stylommatophora - Agriolimacidae
Agriolimacidae indet.
Agriolimacidae indet. Wagner 1935 slug
 Stylommatophora - Hygromiidae
Helicopsis piedmontanica
Helicopsis piedmontanica Harzhauser et al. 2015 slug
listed as "? Helicopsis piedmontanica" in this paper because authors are not sure if it belongs to Helicopsis. They're still naming a new spp though so following convention I've removed the "?" for entry here since this assignment stands until another paper says otherwise.
 Stylommatophora - Clausiliidae
Clausilia (Clausilia) cf. baudoni, Truciella ballesioi, Nordsieckia pontica, ? Serrulella sp., Cochlodina (Miophaedusa) sp.
Truciella ballesioi Truc 1972 slug
Nordsieckia pontica Lueger 1981 slug
? Serrulella sp. Nordsieck 1978 slug
Cochlodina (Miophaedusa) sp. Nordsieck 1972 slug
 Stylommatophora - Truncatellinidae
Truncatellina cf. callicratis
 Stylommatophora - Vertiginidae
Negulopsis suturalis
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Theodoxus mutinensis, Theodoxus doderleini
Theodoxus mutinensis d'Ancona 1869 snail
Theodoxus doderleini d'Ancona 1869 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Dreissenidae
Dreissena ex gr. rostriformis1
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Pontalmyra bollenensis1, Pontalmyra cf. incerta1, Pontalmyra cf. partschi1, Pachydacna sp.1
Pontalmyra cf. incerta1 cockle
"Pontalmyra cf. incerta chiae" in text
Pachydacna sp.1 Eberzin 1955 cockle
 Carditida - Lymnocardiidae
Prosodacnomya sabbae1
1Colombero et al. 2017; 2Gardner et al. 2021