Where: Italy (45.6° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 41.8° N, 9.4° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Unknown lithostratigraphic relationships. AGE: Priabonian type section, Late Eocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Checklist representative of stage in type area, which is about 90 m thick.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; conglomeratic sandstone and calcareous marl
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: COLLECTORS: Based on survey of literature. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.
Primary reference: G. Piccoli and E. Savazzi. 1983. Five shallow benthic mollusc faunas from the Upper Eocene (Baron, Priabona, Garoowe, Nanggulan, Takashima). Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 22(1-2):31-47 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 78565: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 08.02.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Botula cordata mussel
Lithophaga antillarum d'Orbigny 1853 mussel
Brachidontes corrugatus mussel
Septifer eurydices mussel | |
Lima rossii file clam
Lima postalensis file clam
"Lima rara" = Lima (Ctenoides) rara Deshayes 1858 file clam | |
Chlamys tela, Chlamys subdiscors, "Pseudamussium solea" = Chlamys solea, Chlamys biarritzensis, "Chlamys paueri" = Lentipecten paueri, Lentipecten corneus, Spondylus rarispina, Spondylus cisalpinus, Spondylus podopsideus, Spondylus buchi, Spondylus radula
Chlamys tela scallop
Chlamys subdiscors scallop
"Pseudamussium solea" = Chlamys solea Deshayes 1824 scallop
Chlamys biarritzensis d'Archiac 1846 scallop
"Chlamys paueri" = Lentipecten paueri Frauscher 1886 scallop
Lentipecten corneus Sowerby 1818 scallop
Spondylus rarispina scallop
Spondylus cisalpinus scallop
Spondylus podopsideus scallop
Spondylus buchi Philippi 1846 scallop
Spondylus radula Lamarck 1806 scallop | |
Pinna "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Gryphaeostrea eversa, "Pycnodonte gigantea" = Gigantostrea gigantica, Hyotissa cf. hyotis, Pycnodonte bryozophila, Pycnodonte brongniarti
Gryphaeostrea eversa oyster
"Pycnodonte gigantea" = Gigantostrea gigantica Solander in Brander 1766 oyster
Hyotissa cf. hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
Pycnodonte bryozophila oyster
Pycnodonte brongniarti oyster | |
Lopha cf. plicatula, Lopha martinsi, Ostrea flabellulaeformis, Ostrea linguatula, Ostrea bersonensis
Lopha cf. plicatula oyster
Lopha martinsi oyster
Ostrea flabellulaeformis oyster
Ostrea linguatula oyster
Ostrea bersonensis oyster | |
Glycymeris dispar Defrance 1826 clam
Glycymeris jacquoti Tournouer 1873 clam
Glycymeris pulvinata Lamarck 1805 clam | |
Arca cossmanni, Arca biangula, Barbatia auversiensis, Barbatia barbatula, Barbatia rigaulti, Barbatia scabrosa, "Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata
Arca cossmanni ark
Arca biangula Lamarck 1805 ark
Barbatia barbatula clam
Barbatia rigaulti clam
Barbatia scabrosa clam
"Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Sowerby 1820 clam [entered as Barbatia appendicula]
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Pseudomiltha gigantea, Gibbolucina lefebvrei, Saxolucina saxorum, "Lucina" priabonensis, "Lucina" textilis
Pseudomiltha gigantea Deshayes 1825 clam
Saxolucina saxorum Lamarck 1806 clam
"Lucina" textilis clam | |
Pholadomya puschi Goldfuss 1840 clam | |
"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax
"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax Cossmann 1886 clam | |
Corbula exarata clam
Corbula valdensis clam
"Corbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Lamarck 1801 clam | |
Solecurtus striatus clam | |
Gari fischeri clam | |
Tellina granconensis tellin clam | |
Trachycardium bonellii, Trachycardium granconense, Nemocardium parisiense, "Vepricardium gratum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum, Loxocardium obliquum, Cardium cf. rouyanum, Nemocardium polyptyctum, Nemocardium parile
Trachycardium bonellii cockle
Trachycardium granconense cockle
Nemocardium parisiense d'Orbigny 1850 cockle
"Vepricardium gratum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum Defrance in Deshayes 1829 cockle
Loxocardium obliquum Lamarck 1805 cockle
Cardium cf. rouyanum cockle
Nemocardium polyptyctum cockle
Nemocardium parile Deshayes 1858 cockle | |
Corbicula sirena clam | |
Chama dissimilis jewel box
Chama fimbriata Defrance 1817 jewel box
Chama calcarata Lamarck 1806 jewel box | |
Chione praecursor venus clam
Venus helvetica venus clam
Pitar villanovae venus clam
Meretrix hungarica venus clam | |
Venericardia bericorum, "Venericardia laurae" = Cardita (Venericardia) laurae, Venericardia complanata
"Venericardia laurae" = Cardita (Venericardia) laurae Brongniart 1823 clam
Venericardia complanata Deshayes 1825 clam | |
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Gastropoda | |
Pleurotomaria crearoi snail
Pleurotomaria humilis snail | |
Angaria calcar snail
Angaria lima snail | |
Tectus mitratus top snail
Tectus granellensis top snail | |
Collonia subturbinata snail | |
Velates pervesus snail
Nerita tricarinata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
"Actaeon simulatus" = Tornatellaea simulata
"Actaeon simulatus" = Tornatellaea simulata Solander 1766 snail | |
Architectonica bistriata sundial | |
Neritopsis parisiensis snail
Neritopsis pustulosa snail | |
"Scala bryozoophila" = Epitonium (Scala)
"Scala bryozoophila" = Epitonium (Scala) wentletrap | |
"Vermicularia polygona" = Vermicularia (Anguillospira) polygona, "Vermicularia conica" = Vermicularia (Vermicularia) conica, Turritella gradataeformis, "Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera, "Turritella sulcifera" = Ispharina sulcifera, Sigmesalia fasciata, "Turritella lamarcki" = Haustator praecessus, "Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria, "Turritella asperula" = Turritella (Haustator) asperula
"Vermicularia polygona" = Vermicularia (Anguillospira) polygona Deshayes 1861 turret shell
"Vermicularia conica" = Vermicularia (Vermicularia) conica Lamarck 1804 turret shell
Turritella gradataeformis turret shell
"Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera Deshayes 1824 turret shell
"Turritella sulcifera" = Ispharina sulcifera Deshayes 1832 turret shell
Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Turritella lamarcki" = Haustator praecessus Defrance 1828 turret shell
"Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Turritella asperula" = Turritella (Haustator) asperula Brogniart 1823 turret shell | |
Melanopsis carinata snail | |
Bayania stygis snail | |
Diastoma alpinum snail
Diastoma costellatum Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Tenagodus striatus snail | |
"Ptychocerithium lamellosum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium), "Clava striata" = Rhinoclavis, Bittium semigranosum
"Ptychocerithium lamellosum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) cerith snail
"Clava striata" = Rhinoclavis cerith snail
Bittium semigranosum cerith snail | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
Charonia cf. triamans triton
Charonia rossii triton | |
"Galeodea nodosa" = Galeodea (Mambrinia) nodosa Solander in Brander 1766 snail
Cassis ambigua snail
Cassis mammillaris Grateloup 1927 snail | |
Melongena subcarinata snail
Melongena piruloides snail | |
Siphonalia sclarina, Cantharus pseudostenomphalus, Cantharus subcostulatus, "Cantharus polygonus" = Editharus polygonus
Siphonalia sclarina true whelk
Cantharus pseudostenomphalus true whelk
Cantharus subcostulatus true whelk
"Cantharus polygonus" = Editharus polygonus Lamarck 1803 true whelk | |
Unitas vincenti snail | |
Cryptoconus filosus, Cryptoconus elongatus, Cryptoconus priscus, Conus latissimus, Conus diversiformis, Conus cf. grateloupi
Cryptoconus filosus cone shell
Cryptoconus elongatus cone shell
Cryptoconus priscus cone shell
Conus latissimus cone shell
Conus diversiformis Deshayes 1824 cone shell
Conus cf. grateloupi d'Orbigny 1852 cone shell | |
Typhis hortensis, "Hexaplex spinulosus" = Poirieria (Flexopteron) spinulosa
Typhis hortensis murex snail
"Hexaplex spinulosus" = Poirieria (Flexopteron) spinulosa Deshayes 1865 murex snail | |
Marginella crassula margin shell
Marginella perkeo margin shell | |
Gibberula ovulata snail | |
Volutilithes placentiger, Lyria harpula, Voluta vesiculifera, Voluta subzonata, Voluta bericorum, Voluta pileifera, Athleta besanconi, "Athleta ambiguus" = Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus, "Athleta cithara" = Athleta (Neoathleta) cithara, Volutocorbis crenulifera
Volutilithes placentiger volute
Lyria harpula Lamarck 1802 volute
Voluta vesiculifera volute
Voluta subzonata volute
Voluta bericorum volute
Voluta pileifera volute
Athleta besanconi volute
"Athleta ambiguus" = Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus Solander in Brander 1766 volute
"Athleta cithara" = Athleta (Neoathleta) cithara Lamarck 1802 volute
Volutocorbis crenulifera Bayan 1870 volute | |
Ficus priabonensis, "Ficopsis greenwoodi" = Ficus greenwoodi
Ficus priabonensis fig shell
"Ficopsis greenwoodi" = Ficus greenwoodi Sowerby 1825 fig shell | |
Cypraedia elegans Defrance 1826 snail | |
"Vicetia gigantea" = Gisortia gigantea
"Vicetia gigantea" = Gisortia gigantea Munster 1828 cowry | |
Paraseraphs placitus snail
Seraphs sopitus snail | |
"Tibia ampla" = Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla, Dientomochilus ornatus
"Tibia ampla" = Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla Solander in Brander 1766 snail
Dientomochilus ornatus snail | |
Aporrhais zignoi snail | |
Rimella multiplicata, Rimella fissurella, "Rimella labrosa" = Rimella fissurella labrosa, Tibia goniophora, Tibia spirata
Rimella multiplicata true conch
Rimella fissurella Linnaeus 1767 true conch
"Rimella labrosa" = Rimella fissurella labrosa Sowerby 1824 true conch
Tibia goniophora true conch
Tibia spirata true conch | |
Xenophora agglutinus, "Xenophora cumulans" = Xenophora cummulans
Xenophora agglutinus carrier shell
"Xenophora cumulans" = Xenophora cummulans Brongniart 1823 carrier shell | |
Hipponix cornucopiae hoof shell
Hipponix dilata hoof shell | |
Cepatia cepacea Lamarck 1804 moon snail
Polinices achatensis moon snail
"Natica pasinii" = Tectonatica pasinii Bayan 1870 moon snail
Natica canovae moon snail |