Where: Italy (45.0° N, 7.7° E: paleocoordinates 44.5° N, 7.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: N8 foram zone, Baldissero Formation, Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; sandy, calcareous conglomerate and 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 178116: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 19.04.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
"Corbula cocconii" = Caryocorbula cocconii
"Corbula cocconii" = Caryocorbula cocconii Fontannes 1881 clam | |
"Callista erycina" = Costacallista erycina
"Callista erycina" = Costacallista erycina Linnaeaus 1758 venus clam | |
Ervilia castanea Montagu 1803 clam | |
Lucina michelotti clam
Myrtea taurina clam
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
Arca cf. biangula Lamarck 1805 ark | |
Scaphopoda | |
Antalis miopseudoentalis, Antalis miocaenicum, Fissidentalium tauroasperum, Fissidentalium taurostriatum
Antalis miopseudoentalis tusk shell
Antalis miocaenicum tusk shell
Fissidentalium tauroasperum tusk shell
Fissidentalium taurostriatum tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Globularia compressa Basterot 1825 snail | |
"Natica dillwyni" = Tanea dillwyni, Polinices proredemptus, Neverita josephinia, Euspira catena, "Polinices submamillaris" = Euspira submamillaris, Natica taurina
"Natica dillwyni" = Tanea dillwyni Payraudeau 1826 moon snail
Polinices proredemptus moon snail
Neverita josephinia Risso 1826 moon snail
Euspira catena da Costa 1778 moon snail
"Polinices submamillaris" = Euspira submamillaris Sacco 1890 moon snail
Natica taurina moon snail | |
Ficus geometra fig shell
Ficus conditus Brongniart 1823 fig shell | |
"Cypraeorbis fabagina" = Prozonarina fabagina
"Cypraeorbis fabagina" = Prozonarina fabagina Lamarck 1810 cowry | |
Persististrombus bonellii Brongniart 1823 true conch | |
Aporrhais pespelecani Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847 carrier shell | |
"Bufonaria marginata" = Aspa marginata
"Bufonaria marginata" = Aspa marginata Gmelin 1791 triton shell | |
Semicassis reticulata, "Semicassis miolaevigata" = Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata, Cassis mammilaris, Galeodea echinophora
Semicassis reticulata snail
"Semicassis miolaevigata" = Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata Sacco 1890 snail
Cassis mammilaris snail
Galeodea echinophora Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Terebra neglecta, Terebra subulocacellense, Terebra hoernesi, Terebra cf. atorquatum, Terebra terebrina, "Terebra basteroti" = Strioterebrum basteroti
Terebra neglecta auger snail
Terebra subulocacellense auger snail
Terebra hoernesi auger snail
Terebra cf. atorquatum auger snail
Terebra terebrina auger snail
"Terebra basteroti" = Strioterebrum basteroti Nyst 1843 auger snail | |
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi, Conus belus, Conus elongatus, Conus marii, Conus mercatii, Conus parvecatenatus, Conus taurinensis
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi Michelotti 1857 cone shell
Conus belus cone shell
Conus elongatus cone shell
Conus marii cone shell
Conus mercatii cone shell
Conus parvecatenatus cone shell
Conus taurinensis cone shell | |
Drillia brongniarti, Drillia sejungenda, Drillia serratula, Drillia terebra, Drillia sulciensis, Stenodrillia bellardii, Crassopleura sigmoidea
Drillia brongniarti snail
Drillia sejungenda snail
Drillia serratula snail
Drillia terebra snail
Drillia sulciensis snail
Stenodrillia bellardii snail
Crassopleura sigmoidea snail | |
Clavatula concatenata, Clavatula heros, Clavatula turriculata, "Turricula dimidiata" = Turricula, "Turricula kossuthii" = Turricula, "Turricula lamarcki" = Turricula, "Surcula bardini" = Turricula, "Surcula avia" = Turricula
Clavatula concatenata snail
Clavatula heros snail
Clavatula turriculata snail
"Turricula dimidiata" = Turricula snail
"Turricula kossuthii" = Turricula snail
"Turricula lamarcki" = Turricula snail
"Surcula bardini" = Turricula snail
"Surcula avia" = Turricula snail | |
Cythara longa snail
Bela aff. scalariformis snail | |
Asthenotoma cf. mirabilis, Genota hirsuta, "Pseudotoma striolata" = Genota (Pseudotoma), "Pseudotoma precedens" = Genota (Pseudotoma), Drilliola crispata
Genota hirsuta snail
"Pseudotoma striolata" = Genota (Pseudotoma) snail
"Pseudotoma precedens" = Genota (Pseudotoma) snail
Drilliola crispata snail | |
Haedropleura "sp. 1" Monterosato 1883 snail | |
"Pleurotoma decorata" = Turris, "Pleurotoma obsoleta" = Turris, Gemmula spiralis, Nitidiclavus maitrejus
"Pleurotoma decorata" = Turris turrid
"Pleurotoma obsoleta" = Turris turrid
Gemmula spiralis turrid
Nitidiclavus maitrejus turrid | |
Olivella longispira olive snail
Oliva ceppiensis olive snail | |
Amalda patula snail | |
Glabella excavata margin shell
Glabella longa margin shell
Marginella subovulata margin shell
Marginella cf. marginata margin shell | |
Persicula sabatica snail | |
Typhis fistulosus Hörnes 1856 murex snail
Murex citimus murex snail
Murex pustulatus murex snail
Haustellum sismondai murex snail
Hexaplex subasperrima murex snail | |
Bonellitia cf. bonelli snail
Admete cf. dregeri admete
Cancellaria dertonensis snail
Narona lyrata snail | |
Vexillum cincta ribbed mitre | |
Phos citharella true whelk
Metula reticulata true whelk | |
Fusus semirugosus, Nassarius badensis, Nassarius connectens, Nassarius cf. coppii, Nassarius cf. diversus, Nassarius inaequalis, Nassarius speciosus, Nassarius subcaudatus, Nassarius sublaevigatus, Nassarius subquadrangularis, Nassarius tessellatus, Nassarius striatulus
Fusus semirugosus snail
Nassarius badensis snail
Nassarius connectens snail
Nassarius cf. coppii snail
Nassarius cf. diversus snail
Nassarius inaequalis snail
Nassarius speciosus snail
Nassarius subcaudatus snail
Nassarius sublaevigatus snail
Nassarius tessellatus snail
Nassarius striatulus snail | |
Latirus pinensis snail
Fusinus pustulatus snail | |
Anachis turrita snail
Mitrella neglecta snail | |
Teinostoma woodi snail | |
Protoma cathedralis, Haustator vermicularis, Turritella subangulata, Turritella bicarinata, "Turritella bellardii" = Turritella (Turritella) bellardii, Archimediella miotaurina
Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856 turret shell
Haustator vermicularis Brocchi 1814 turret shell
Turritella subangulata turret shell
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell
"Turritella bellardii" = Turritella (Turritella) bellardii Mayer 1866 turret shell
Archimediella miotaurina turret shell | |
Bittium spina Partsch 1856 cerith snail | |
"Nerita martiniana" = Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana
"Nerita martiniana" = Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana Bonci et al. 2000 snail | |
Ringicula bonelli snail | |
Heliacus albertini snail
Architectonica caracollosimplex sundial | |
Tricolia pullus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Paroxystele amedei Brogniart 1823 top snail | |
Anthozoa | |
Astrea taurospeciosa stony coral |