Val Sanfrà, Torvino Hills (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (45.1° N, 7.8° E: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 7.3° 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.

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 178110: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 19.04.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia nitida Brocchi 1814 clam
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
"Glomus monterosatoi" = Pristigloma
"Glomus monterosatoi" = Pristigloma clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
"Pecchiolina argentea" = Pecchiolia argentea
"Pecchiolina argentea" = Pecchiolia argentea Savi and Meneghini 1850 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella aff. arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula cocconii" = Caryocorbula cocconii
"Corbula cocconii" = Caryocorbula cocconii Fontannes 1881 clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Trachycardium multicostatum" = Europicardium multicostatum
"Trachycardium multicostatum" = Europicardium multicostatum Brocchi 1814 cockle
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia castanea Montagu 1803 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gamella jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Timoclea ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam
Callista cf. chione Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea aff. edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte cochlear Poli 1795 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Radula lima" = Lima
"Radula lima" = Lima file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
Pododesmus aff. patelliformis Linnaeus 1773 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
Barbatia candida Helbling 1779 clam
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Anadara fichteli Deshayes 1850 ark
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Arca tetragona" = Tetrarca tetragona
"Arca tetragona" = Tetrarca tetragona Poli 1795 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Gastropoda
 Basommatophora - Siphonariidae
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
"Nerita martiniana" = Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana Bonci et al. 2000 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Paroxystele amedei Brogniart 1823 top snail
Tectus vertex top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Stenorhytis retusa" = Sthenorytis
"Stenorhytis retusa" = Sthenorytis wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Persististrombus bonellii Brongniart 1823 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais uttingeriana Risso 1826 snail
Aporrhais pespelecani Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
"Tugurium borsoni" = Onustus borsoni, Xenophora deshayesi
"Tugurium borsoni" = Onustus borsoni Sismonda 1847 carrier shell
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Cymatium borsoni triton shell
Sassia appeninica triton shell
Sassia borsoni triton shell
Sassia granosa triton shell
Gyrineum giganteum triton shell
"Bufonaria marginata" = Aspa marginata Gmelin 1791 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Semicassis miolaevigata" = Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata Sacco 1890 snail
"Sconsia striatula" = Galeodosconsia striatula Bellardi and Michelotti 1840 snail
Galeodea echinophora Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Eudolium subfasciatum Sacco 1890 tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus geometra fig shell
Ficus conditus Brongniart 1823 fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella ventrosa olive snail
Olivella brevis olive snail
Olivella clavula olive snail
Oliva bellardi olive snail
Oliva ceppiensis olive snail
Oliva longispira olive snail
Oliva malthata olive snail
Ancilla pusilla olive snail
Ancilla suturalis olive snail
Ancilla sowerbyi olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda patula, "Ancilla obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta
"Ancilla obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta Brocchi 1814 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Haustellum partschi murex snail
Thais reflexa murex snail
Typhis sowerby murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Glabella excavata margin shell
Glabella taurinensis margin shell
Marginella subovulata margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Harpidae
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta ficulina Lamarck 1811 volute
Lyria picturata Grateloup 1834 volute
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum analoga ribbed mitre
Vexillum cf. cincta ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra absona mitre shell
Mitra admissa mitre shell
Mitra cf. contorta mitre shell
Mitra cepporum mitre shell
Mitra cognatella mitre shell
Mitra dolium mitre shell
Mitra confundenda mitre shell
Mitra defossa mitre shell
Mitra indistinta mitre shell
Mitra megaspira mitre shell
Mitra ponderosa mitre shell
Mitra suturalis mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Euthria adunca true whelk
Euthria elongata true whelk
Cantharus rhombus true whelk
Phos citharella true whelk
Neptunea glomoides true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi Michelotti 1857 cone shell
Conus aquensis cone shell
Conus basteroti cone shell
Conus avellana cone shell
Conus bitorosus cone shell
Conus belus cone shell
Conus brocchii cone shell
Conus bredai cone shell
Conus dujardinii cone shell
Conus clavatulus cone shell
Conus granulari cone shell
Conus gastaldii cone shell
Conus montisclavus cone shell
Conus ponderosus cone shell
Conus striatulus cone shell
Conus raristriatus cone shell
"Conus antiquus" = Lithoconus antiquus Lamarck 1810 cone shell
"Conus antidiluvianus" = Conilithes antidiluvianus Bruguière 1792 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Bathytoma cataphracta Brocchi 1814 snail
"Pseudotoma precedens" = Genota (Pseudotoma) snail
Pseudotoma bonellii Bellardi 1839 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
"Turricula dimidiata" = Turricula snail
"Surcula bardini" = Turricula snail
"Surcula destefanii" = Turricula snail
"Surcula striatula" = Turricula snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Perrona pedemontana, Perrona semimarginata, Gemmula stricta, "Turris cypris" = Turris, "Pleurotoma decorata" = Turris
"Turris cypris" = Turris turrid
"Pleurotoma decorata" = Turris turrid
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Hastula striata, "Terebra basteroti" = Strioterebrum basteroti, "Terebra neglecta" = Terebra, "Terebra subulocacellense" = Terebra, "Terebra subulatoidea" = Terebra, "Terebra hoernesi" = Terebra, Terebra subtessellata, "Subula plicaria" = Terebra
Hastula striata auger snail
"Terebra basteroti" = Strioterebrum basteroti Nyst 1843 auger snail
"Terebra neglecta" = Terebra auger snail
"Terebra subulocacellense" = Terebra auger snail
"Terebra subulatoidea" = Terebra auger snail
"Terebra hoernesi" = Terebra auger snail
Terebra subtessellata d'Orbigny 1852 auger snail
"Subula plicaria" = Terebra auger snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Mandolina rhomboidalis Grateloup 1847 cowry
Jousseaumea grateloupi d'Orbigny 1852 cowry
"Zonarina brochii" = Prozonarina brocchii Deshayes 1844 cowry
"Cypraeorbis fabagina" = Prozonarina fabagina Lamarck 1810 cowry
"Zonarina decorticata" = Schilderia decorticata Defrance 1826 cowry
"Zonarina amygdalum" = Schilderia amygdalum Brocchi 1814 cowry
Schilderia taurovalis Sacco 1894 cowry
Zonarina pinguis Grateloup 1846 cowry
Zonarina cf. brogniarti Schilder 1932 cowry
Zonarina subelongata d'Orbigny 1852 cowry
Zonarina annularia Brongniart 1823 cowry
Zonarina provincialis Matheron 1842 cowry
"Miolyncina tumida" = Lyncina tumida Grateloup 1834 cowry
Trona lyncoides Brongniart 1823 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Trivia arctica Pultenay 1799 snail
"Trivia affinis" = Trivia (Sulcotrivia) excoccinella Sacco 1894 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Pediculariidae
"Cypropterina duclosiana" = Jenneria duclosiana
"Cypropterina duclosiana" = Jenneria duclosiana Basterot 1825 Jenner's Cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum aquense moon snail
Sinum sigaretoides moon snail
"Natica epiglottina" = Cochlis epiglottina Lamarck 1804 moon snail
Neverita josephinia Risso 1826 moon snail
"Polinices submamillaris" = Euspira submamillaris Sacco 1890 moon snail
Euspira catena da Costa 1778 moon snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia compressa Basterot 1825 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Haustator turris turret shell
Haustator vermicularis Brocchi 1814 turret shell
Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856 turret shell
Turritella terebralis Lamarck 1799 turret shell
"Turritella bellardii" = Turritella (Turritella) bellardii Mayer 1866 turret shell
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell
"Peyrotia tauroperturrita" = Turritella (Peyrotia) turret shell
Peyrotia desmarestina Basterot 1825 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium taurinum cerith snail