Santa Agata fossili, Tortona area, Piedmont (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.8° N, 8.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 42.7° N, 10.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified marl

• deeper (maybe slope?) environment with abundant terrigenous influence

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale [Miocene corals and reefs from the western Mediterranean]. Memoires de la Societe geologique de France 93:1-562 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 70491: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.03.2007, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) armatus quatuorspina
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Stephanophyllia imperialis reussi
unclassified
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? Lestrolepis sp.
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
"Amphihelia sp." = Madrepora (Amphihelia)
"Amphihelia sp." = Madrepora (Amphihelia) Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Stephanophyllia elegans
Stephanophyllia elegans Bronn 1837 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Enallopsammia poppelacki, Dendrophyllia cladocoracea
Enallopsammia poppelacki Reuss 1847 stony coral
Dendrophyllia cladocoracea Michelotti 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Madracis ornata
Madracis ornata Michelotti 1838 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
? Desmophyllum ambiguum, Desmophyllum productum, Desmophyllum dertonensis, Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) paucicosta, Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) cornucopia, Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) undulatus, Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) tortonensis, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) bidentatus, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus, Caryophyllia quadragintaseptae, Stephanocyathus laevicostatus, Stephanocyathus spinosus, Stephanocyathus obesus, Cyathoceras tortoniensis, Parasmilia montaldoensis, Paracyathus turonensis, "? Trochocyathus fuchsi" = Trochocyathus, "Trochocyathus ponderosus" = Trochocyathus, Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) imparipartitus, Trochocyathus plicatus, Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) sublaevis, "Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) diversiformis" = Trochocyathus, Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) pyramidatus, Smilotrochus macroseptus, Ceratotrochus multispinosus, Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus, Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) duodecimcostatus, Ceratotrochus multiserialis, Deltocyathus italicus
Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) paucicosta Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) cornucopia Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) undulatus Michelin 1841 stony coral
Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) tortonensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Caryophyllia quadragintaseptae Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Cyathoceras tortoniensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Parasmilia montaldoensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Paracyathus turonensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"? Trochocyathus fuchsi" = Trochocyathus stony coral
"Trochocyathus ponderosus" = Trochocyathus stony coral
Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) imparipartitus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Trochocyathus plicatus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) sublaevis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) diversiformis" = Trochocyathus stony coral
Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) pyramidatus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Ceratotrochus multispinosus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Ceratotrochus multiserialis Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Deltocyathus italicus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
? Conocyathus dertonensis
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum intermedium, Flabellum extensum, Flabellum avicula, Flabellum zuffardii, Flabellum foecundum, Flabellum acutum, Flabellum asperum
Flabellum intermedium Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Flabellum extensum Michelin 1841 stony coral
Flabellum avicula Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Flabellum zuffardii Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Flabellum foecundum Sismonda 1871 stony coral
Flabellum acutum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Flabellum asperum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Cladocora michelottii, Favites sp.
Cladocora michelottii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Osteichthyes
 Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Carapus acus
Carapus acus Brünnich 1768 ray-finned fish
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Grammonus bassolii
Grammonus bassolii ray-finned fish
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobiidae indet., "Gobius" bicornutus
Gobiidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 goby
 Acanthopterygii - Acropomatidae
Parascombrops mutinensis
Parascombrops mutinensis Bassoli 1906 ray-finned fish
 Caproiformes - Antigoniidae
Antigonia capros
Antigonia capros Löwe 1843 ray-finned fish
 Lophiiformes - Chaunacidae
Chaunax lobatus
Chaunax lobatus Bassoli 1906 anglerfish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Dentex aff. maroccanus
Dentex aff. maroccanus perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Haemulidae
Pomadasys incisus
Pomadasys incisus Bowdich 1825 perch-like fish
 Spariformes - Sparidae
"Sparus" doderleini
"Sparus" doderleini ray-finned fish
 Trachichthyiformes - Trachichthyidae
Hoplostethus praemediterraneus, Hoplostethus lawleyi
Hoplostethus praemediterraneus Schubert 1905 ray-finned fish
Hoplostethus lawleyi Koken 1891 ray-finned fish
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Bathycongrus nagymarosyi
 Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae
Argyropelecus sp., Maurolicus muelleri, Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
Argyropelecus sp. Cocco 1829 ray-finned fish
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Nansenia sp.
Nansenia sp. Jordan and Evermann 1896 ray-finned fish
 Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Paralepis sp.
Paralepis sp. Cuvier 1816 ray-finned fish
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus cavallonis, Diaphus holti, Diaphus cahuzaci, Hygophum hygomii, Lobianchia dofleini, Bolinichthys italicus, Scopelopsis pliocenicus, Notoscopelus elongatus, Notoscopelus bolini, Notoscopelus resplendens, Myctophum coppa, Myctophum fitchi, Myctophum punctatum, Lampadena aff. dea, Lampanyctus latesulcatus
Diaphus cavallonis lanternfish
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 small lantern fish
Diaphus cahuzaci Steurbaut 1979 lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Notoscopelus bolini Nafpakittis 1975 lanternfish
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845 lanternfish
Myctophum coppa lanternfish
Myctophum fitchi lanternfish
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish
Lampadena aff. dea Frasier-Brunner 1949 lanternfish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp.
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840 ray-finned fish
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merluccius cf. merluccius
Merluccius cf. merluccius Linnaeus 1758 European hake
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gadiculus argenteus, "Micromesistius planatus" = Gadus planatus
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850 silvery pout
"Micromesistius planatus" = Gadus planatus Bassoli and Schubert 1906 cod
 Gadiformes - Lotidae
Phycis musicki
Phycis musicki ray-finned fish
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Coryphaenoides contortus, Coelorinchus arthaberi
Coryphaenoides contortus Bassoli 1906 grenadiers
 Gadiformes - Bathygadidae
Bathygadus novus
Bathygadus novus Bossoli 1906 ray-finned fish
Otolithes
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"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus
"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus Schubert 1905