Where: Italy (45.0° N, 7.8° E: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 7.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: N7a-N7b foram zone, Termofourà Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• Miogypsina globulina, Miogypsina globulina intermedia and Miogypsina negrii.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous conglomerate and green, calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: M. Zunino and G. Pavia. 2009. Lower to Middle Miocene Mollusc assemblages from the Torino Hills (NW Italy): Synthesis of new data and chronostratigraphical arrangement. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 115(3):349-370 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 178111: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 19.04.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Chama gamella jewel box | |
Lucina perusiana, "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis
Lucina perusiana clam
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
Miodontiscus scalaris, "Cardites cf. antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata
"Cardites cf. antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Barbatia candida Helbling 1779 clam | |
Scaphopoda | |
Antalis miopseudoentalis tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Retusa testiculina snail | |
Pachycrommium scalaris snail | |
Neverita josephinia Risso 1826 moon snail
Euspira catena da Costa 1778 moon snail
"Polinices submamillaris" = Euspira submamillaris Sacco 1890 moon snail | |
Ficus conditus Brongniart 1823 fig shell | |
Erato voluta Montagu 1803 snail | |
"Cypropterina duclosiana" = Jenneria duclosiana
"Cypropterina duclosiana" = Jenneria duclosiana Basterot 1825 Jenner's Cowry | |
Mandolina rhomboidalis, "Cypraeorbis fabagina" = Prozonarina fabagina, "Apiocypraea subamygdalum" = Schilderia amygdalum, Schilderia taurovalis, Zonarina pinguis
Mandolina rhomboidalis Grateloup 1847 cowry
"Cypraeorbis fabagina" = Prozonarina fabagina Lamarck 1810 cowry
"Apiocypraea subamygdalum" = Schilderia amygdalum Brocchi 1814 cowry
Schilderia taurovalis Sacco 1894 cowry
Zonarina pinguis Grateloup 1846 cowry | |
Persististrombus bonellii Brongniart 1823 true conch | |
Aporrhais pespelecani Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Sassia appeninica, Sassia borsoni, Sassia granosa, Gyrineum giganteum, Gyrineum tuberosum, Gyrineum elongatum
Sassia appeninica triton shell
Sassia borsoni triton shell
Sassia granosa triton shell
Gyrineum giganteum triton shell
Gyrineum tuberosum triton shell
Gyrineum elongatum triton shell | |
Semicassis variabilis snail
Galeodea taurinensis snail | |
Distorsio tortuosa snail | |
"Terebra exbistriata" = Terebra, Terebra subtessellata, "Subula plicaria" = Terebra, "Terebra basteroti" = Strioterebrum basteroti
"Terebra exbistriata" = Terebra auger snail
Terebra subtessellata d'Orbigny 1852 auger snail
"Subula plicaria" = Terebra auger snail
"Terebra basteroti" = Strioterebrum basteroti Nyst 1843 auger snail | |
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi, Conus basteroti, Conus brocchii, Conus canaliculatus, Conus granulari, Conus oblongoturbinatus, Conus pelagicus
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi Michelotti 1857 cone shell
Conus basteroti cone shell
Conus brocchii cone shell
Conus canaliculatus cone shell
Conus granulari cone shell
Conus oblongoturbinatus cone shell
Conus pelagicus cone shell | |
Drillia sejungenda snail | |
Turricula dimidiata snail | |
Genota hirsuta snail | |
Ancilla suturalis olive snail
Oliva cylindracea olive snail
Oliva ceppiensis olive snail
Oliva longispira olive snail | |
Amalda patula snail | |
Athleta ficulina Lamarck 1811 volute | |
Marginella subovulata margin shell | |
Mitra afficta, Mitra indistinta, Mitra intermissa, Mitra observabilis, Mitra ponderosa, Mitra subumbilicata
Mitra afficta mitre shell
Mitra indistinta mitre shell
Mitra intermissa mitre shell
Mitra observabilis mitre shell
Mitra ponderosa mitre shell
Mitra subumbilicata mitre shell | |
Cantharus magnicostatus true whelk
Cantharus rhombus true whelk
Euthria adunca true whelk
Phos citharella true whelk | |
Nassarius badensis snail
Nassarius tessellatus snail | |
Fusinus multiliratus snail | |
"Alia curta" = Pyrene (Alia)
"Alia curta" = Pyrene (Alia) dovesnail | |
Hipponix sulcatus hoof shell | |
Haustator vermicularis, "Peyrotia tauroperturrita" = Turritella (Peyrotia)
Haustator vermicularis Brocchi 1814 turret shell
"Peyrotia tauroperturrita" = Turritella (Peyrotia) turret shell | |
"Ptycocerithium pseudoelongatum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium)
"Ptycocerithium pseudoelongatum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) cerith snail | |
Nerita gigantea snail | |
Ringicula bonelli snail | |
Paroxystele amedei Brogniart 1823 top snail | |
Haliotis tuberculatus abalone |