Alba, Tanaro (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.7° N, 8.0° E: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 7.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; claystone

• finely laminated clays

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C.-H. Lin, R. Brzobohaty, D. Nolf and A. Girone. 2017. Tortonian teleost otoliths from northern Italy: taxonomic synthesis and stratigraphic significance. European Journal of Taxonomy 322:1-44 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 187503: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.07.2017

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Alepocephaliformes - Alepocephalidae
Xenodermichthys senesi
Xenodermichthys senesi Nolf and Brzobohaty 1994
 Aulopiformes - Scopelarchidae
Scopelarchus analis
Scopelarchus analis Brauer 1902
 Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae
"Diaphus pedemontanus" = Porichthys pedemontanus
"Diaphus pedemontanus" = Porichthys pedemontanus Robba 1970 toadfish
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Bythitidae indet.
 Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugilidae indet.
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Hoplostethus praemediterraneus
 Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
Melamphaes sp., Scopelogadus sp.
Melamphaes sp. Guenther 1864
Scopelogadus sp. Vaillant 1888
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp.
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Trachyrincus scabrus, Bathygadus novus, Coryphaenoides biobtusus n. sp.
Bathygadus novus Bossoli 1906 grenadiers
Coryphaenoides biobtusus n. sp. Lin et al. 2017 grenadiers
 Gadiformes - Bathygadidae
Gadomus tejkali
Gadomus tejkali Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus befralai, Diaphus aff. splendidus, Diaphus holti, Diaphus metopoclampoides, Myctophum fitchi, Scopelopsis pliocenicus, Notoscopelus elongatus, Notoscopelus resplendens, Notoscopelus bolini, Lampanyctus latesulcatus, Benthosema fitchi, Benthosema aff. glaciale, Lobianchia dofleini, Hygophum hygomii, Hygophum derthonensis, Lampadena gracilis, Lampadena aff. dea
Diaphus befralai lanternfish
Diaphus aff. splendidus Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 small lantern fish
Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Myctophum fitchi lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845 lanternfish
Notoscopelus bolini Nafpakittis 1975 lanternfish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978 lanternfish
Benthosema aff. glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Lampadena gracilis Schubert 1912 lanternfish
Lampadena aff. dea Frasier-Brunner 1949 lanternfish
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Polyipnus sp.
Polyipnus sp. Günther 1887