Pietricica (Piatra Neamt) (Oligocene of Romania)

Where: Romania (46.9° N, 26.4° E: paleocoordinates 43.6° N, 24.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Primary reference: M. Ciobanu. 1977. Fauna Fosila din Oligocenul de la Piatra Neamt. 1-159 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 187379: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.07.2017

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus bifrons
Spondylus bifrons scallop
var cisalpinus
unclassified
  -
Pontophilus bacescui n. sp.
Malacostraca
 Isopoda - Idoteidae
Proidotea haugi
Proidotea haugi Racovitza and Sevastos 1910 isopod
Gastropoda
 Patellida - Lottiidae
Acmaea cf. simplex
Acmaea cf. simplex Dickerson 1917 limpet
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Velates (Velates) schmidelianus
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys (Chlamys) biarritzensis" = Chlamys biarritzensis, "Pseudamusium corneum" = Amusium (Pseudamussium)
"Chlamys (Chlamys) biarritzensis" = Chlamys biarritzensis d'Archiac 1846 scallop
"Pseudamusium corneum" = Amusium (Pseudamussium) scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp.
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp.
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Pectunculus obovatus" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata
"Pectunculus obovatus" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata Lamarck 1819 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus (Brachydontes) cf. nysti" = Brachidontes, Mytilus sp.
"Modiolus (Brachydontes) cf. nysti" = Brachidontes mussel
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar (Callista) heberti, Pitar (Callista) villanovae, Cordiopsis incrassata
Cordiopsis incrassata Nyst 1836 venus clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
"Chama (Chama) cf. fimbriata" = Chama fimbriata
"Chama (Chama) cf. fimbriata" = Chama fimbriata Defrance 1817 jewel box
 Cardiida - Glossidae
Isocardia sp., "Miocardiopsis korohkovi" = Glossus (Miocardiopsis)
Isocardia sp. Lamarck 1799 clam
"Miocardiopsis korohkovi" = Glossus (Miocardiopsis) clam
 Cardiida - Cyrenidae
Cyrena (Cyrena) brongniarti, Cyrena (Cyrena) convexa, Cyrena (Cyrena) incompta
Cyrena (Cyrena) incompta Deshayes 1857 clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari fischeri
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panope (Panope) heberti
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana capillaceea" = Nuculana, "Nuculana perovalis" = Nuculana, "Leda striata" = Nuculana, "Nuculana (Saccella) gracilis" = Saccella westendorpi
"Nuculana capillaceea" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
"Nuculana perovalis" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
"Leda striata" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Saccella) gracilis" = Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam
Actinopteri
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Glossanodon musceli
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus duosensitivus n. sp., Myctophum robustus n. sp., Myctophum antelaternatum n. sp., Myctophum weileri n. sp., Myctophum praepterotum n. sp., Lampanyctus longaevus n. sp.
Diaphus duosensitivus n. sp. Ciobanu 1977 lanternfish
Myctophum robustus n. sp. Ciobanu 1977 lanternfish
Myctophum antelaternatum n. sp. Ciobanu 1977 lanternfish
Myctophum weileri n. sp. Ciobanu 1977 lanternfish
Myctophum praepterotum n. sp. Ciobanu 1977 lanternfish
Lampanyctus longaevus n. sp. Ciobanu 1977 lanternfish
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
"Lepidopus glarisianus" = Anenchelum glarisianum
"Lepidopus glarisianus" = Anenchelum glarisianum de Blainville 1818
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Propteridium profondae n. sp.
Propteridium profondae n. sp. Ciobanu 1977
 Acanthomorphata - Priacanthidae
Pristigenys spinosus
Pristigenys spinosus Blainville 1818
 Acanthomorphata - Leiognathidae
Leiognathus altapinus
Leiognathus altapinus Weiller 1955
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
Capros longirostris, Capros radobojanus
Capros longirostris Kramberger 1882
Capros radobojanus Kramberger 1882
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Palaeogadus intergerinus
Palaeogadus intergerinus Daniltshenko 1947
 Aulopiformes - Scopelarchidae
Scopelarchoides neamticus n. sp.
Scopelarchoides neamticus n. sp. Gradinau et al. 2019
 Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
Scopeloides paucai n. sp.
Scopeloides paucai n. sp. Ciobanu 1977
 Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
Vinciguerria macarovicii n. sp.
Vinciguerria macarovicii n. sp. Ciobanu 1977
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Pomolobus facilis, Alosa sculptata, Pellonula grasionescui n. sp., Clupea longimana, Sardina necteodosciobanensis, "Sardinella rata" = Rupelia rata, "Clupea sardinites" = Maicopiella longimana, Sardinella denticulata n. sp.
Pomolobus facilis Danil'chenko 1960 herring
Alosa sculptata Weiller 1928 herring
Pellonula grasionescui n. sp. Ciobanu 1977 herring
Clupea longimana Heckel 1850 herring
"Sardinella rata" = Rupelia rata Daniltshenko 1959 herring
"Clupea sardinites" = Maicopiella longimana Heckel 1850 herring
Sardinella denticulata n. sp. Ciobanu 1977 herring
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Lamna contortidens, Lamna rupeliensis
Lamna contortidens Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark
Lamna rupeliensis Le Hon 1871 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
"Cetorhinus parvus" = Keasius parvus
"Cetorhinus parvus" = Keasius parvus Leriche 1908 basking shark