Torricella Peligna (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (42.0° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 41.5° N, 13.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Carnevale. 2007. Fossil fishes from the Serravallian (Middle Miocene) of Torricella Peligna, Italy. Palaeontographia Italica 91:1-67 [M. Uhen/C. Peredo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 185486: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Carlos Peredo on 24.04.2017, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Anguilliformes - Serrivomeridae
Serrivomer sp.
Serrivomer sp. Gill and Ryder 1883 eel
 Stomiatiformes - Stomiidae
Borostomias sp., Abruzzoichthys erminioi, Chauliodus sp.
Borostomias sp. Regan 1908
Abruzzoichthys erminioi Carnevale 2002
Chauliodus sp. Schneider 1801
 Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
Sigmops sp.
Sigmops sp. Gill 1883
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Argyropelecus logearti
Argyropelecus logearti Arambourg 1929
 Aulopiformes - Alepisauridae
Alepisaurus sp.
Alepisaurus sp. lancetfish
 Aulopiformes - Polymerichthyidae
Polymerichthys sp.
Polymerichthys sp. Uyeno 1967
 Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Paralepis albyi
Paralepis albyi Sauvage 1870
 Myctophiformes - Bathysauropsidae
Parascopelus lacertosus
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampanyctus cf. ecnomi, Diaphus sp., Diaphus vexillifer, Hygophum sp.
Lampanyctus cf. ecnomi Sauvage 1870 lanternfish
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Diaphus vexillifer Sauvage 1870 lanternfish
Hygophum sp. Bolin 1939 lanternfish
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Fanteichthys torricellensis
 Tetraodontiformes - Molidae
Ranzania zappai n. sp.
Ranzania zappai n. sp. Carnevale 2007
 Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Archaeotetraodon sp., Archaeotetraodon dicarloi n. sp.
Archaeotetraodon sp. Carnevale and Santini 2006
Archaeotetraodon dicarloi n. sp. Carnevale and Tyler 2010
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
Acropoma sp.
Acropoma sp. Owen 1854
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathus albyi
Syngnathus albyi Sauvage 1870 pipefish
 Scombriformes - Chiasmodontidae
Bannikovichthys paelignus n. gen. n. sp.
Bannikovichthys paelignus n. gen. n. sp. Carnevale 2007
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Lepidopus sp., Aphanopus sp., Benthodesmus sp.
Lepidopus sp. Gouan 1770
Aphanopus sp. Lowe 1839
Benthodesmus sp. Goode and Bean 1882
 Scombriformes - Centrolophidae
Centrolophus sp.
Centrolophus sp. Lacépède 1803
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Alosa sp., Alosa cf. crassa
Alosa sp. Linck 1790 herring
Alosa cf. crassa Sauvage 1873 herring
Chondrichthyes
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Heptranchias perlo
Heptranchias perlo Bonnaterre 1788 sevengill shark