Montemoro, Gelasian (Pleistocene of Italy)

Also known as Allerona

Where: Umbria, Italy (42.8° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.5° N, 11.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: soft parts, coprolite

Primary reference: P. Monaco, A. Baldanza, R. Bizzarri, F. Famiani, M. Lezzerini and F. Sciuto. 2014. Ambergris cololites of Pleistocene sperm whales from central Italy and description of the new ichnogenus and ichnospecies Ambergrisichnus alleronae. Palaeontologia Electronica 17(2.29A):1-20 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 200419: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.04.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum Bronn 1827 scallop
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
"Corbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella
"Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula auriculata" = Ringicula minor
"Ringicula auriculata" = Ringicula minor Grateloup 1838 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Haustator vermicularis Brocchi 1814 turret shell
Turritella spirata turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira catena da Costa 1778 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Brachycytheridae
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
 Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Henryhowella sp. Puri 1957 ostracod
ex H. hirta group
 Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Foraminifera
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
Neogloboquadrina sp., "Globorotalia inflata" = Globoconella inflata
Neogloboquadrina sp. Bandy et al. 1967
"Globorotalia inflata" = Globoconella inflata d'Orbigny 1839
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globigerinoides ruber d'Orbigny 1839
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny 1839
"Globigerinoides sacculifer" = Trilobatus sacculifer Brady 1877
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Foraminifera
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia sagittula Defrance 1824
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
 Planorbulinacea - Planorbulinidae
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Cancris auriculus Fichtel and Moll 1798
  - Chilostomellidae
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Foraminifera
  -
"Marginulina costata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
"Marginulina costata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
 Rotaliida - Gavelinellidae
 Rotaliida - Asterigerinatidae
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Lobatula lobatula Walker and Jacob 1798
 Ichnofossils -
Ambergrisichnus alleronae Monaco et al. 2014