PBDB Collection

Rocca di San Benedetto, calcare compatto, Sosio: Wordian, Italy

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

	Reticularia lineata (Martin 1809)	Gemmellaro 1899
	= Neophricadothyris asiatica Chao 1929	Fantini Sestini 1965
	recombined as Phricodothyris asiatica

	Reticularia caroli Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	recombined as Permophricodothyris caroli

	Reticularia affinis Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	recombined as Permophricodothyris affinis

	Reticularia inaequilateralis Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	recombined as Permophricodothyris inaequilateralis

	Squamularia rotundata n. gen., n. sp. Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	(4 measurements)

	Reticularia pulcherrima Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	recombined as Squamularia pulcherrima
	(2 measurements)

	Squamularia dieneri Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae

	Martinia bisinuata n. sp. Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	(4 measurements)

	Martinia orbicularis Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899

	Martinia ceres n. sp. Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	(4 measurements)

	Martinia semiramis Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899

	Martinia lamellosa Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899

	Martinia distefanoi n. sp. Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	(4 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

	"Spirifer" distefanii Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899

	"Spirifer" siculus n. sp. Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	(3 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae

	Enteletes waageni Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899

	Enteletes oehlerti Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae

	Rhaetina lepton Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	recombined as Mimaria lepton

	Hemiptychina dieneri Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	recombined as Heterelasmina dieneri
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae

	Rostranteris ovale Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	misspelling Notothyris ovalis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae

	"Spirifer" subtrigonalis n. sp. Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	recombined as Spiriferina subtrigonalis
	(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae

	Camarophoria affinis n. sp. Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	recombined as Stenoscisma affinis
	(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

	Uncinulus velifer Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
	recombined as Glyptorhynchia velifer
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

	"Rhynchonella" acuminata (Martin 1809)	Gemmellaro 1899
	(2 measurements)

	"Rhynchonella" carapezzae Gemmellaro 1899	Gemmellaro 1899
Strophomenata - Productida - Gemmellaroiidae

	Megarhynchus marii Gemmellaro 1894	Gemmellaro 1896
	recombined as Gemmellaroia marii
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

	Leiopteria verrucosa n. sp. (Gemmellaro 1892)	Gemmellaro 1896
	(2 measurements)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

	Avicula josephinae Gemmellaro 1896	Gemmellaro 1896
	recombined as Acanthopecten josephinae
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

	Endolobus salomonensis Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Liroceras salomonensis
	(1 measurement)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

	Gyroceras nodosocostatum n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Araxonautilus nodosocostatum
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae

	Orthoceras pillae Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Pseudorthoceras pillae
	(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae

	Orthoceras zonatum Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Bitaunioceras zonatum
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

	"Orthoceras" oehlerti Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	(2 measurements)

	"Orthoceras" elegantulum Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889

	"Orthoceras" siculum n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	(1 measurement)

	"Orthoceras" hulli n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	(1 measurement)

	"Orthoceras" waageni Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889

	"Orthoceras" lepton n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	(2 measurements)

	"Orthoceras" gradatum Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	(3 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Daraelitidae

	Daraelites meeki n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	(4 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Medlicottiidae

	Medlicottia trautscholdi n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Neogeoceras trautscholdi
	(2 measurements)

	Medlicottia marcoui n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Neogeoceras marcoui
	(2 measurements)

	Medlicottia verneuili Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Eumedlicottia verneuili

	Propinacoceras galilaei n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	(1 measurement)

	Propinacoceras beyrichi Gemmellaro 1887

	Propinacoceras affine n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	(2 measurements)

	Medlicottia schopeni n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Sicanites schopeni
	(1 measurement)

	Sicanites mojsisovicsi n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	synonym of Sicanites schopeni
	(4 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pseudohaloritidae

	Brancoceras pygmaeum n. sp. Gemmellaro 1888	Gemmellaro 1888
	recombined as Sosioceras pygmaeum
	(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Paragastrioceratidae

	Gastrioceras zitteli Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Altudoceras zitteli

	Gastrioceras waageni n. sp. Gemmellaro 1888	Gemmellaro 1888
	recombined as Altudoceras waageni
	(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Metalegoceratidae

	Glyphioceras gracile n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Epiglyphioceras gracile
	(3 measurements)

	Glyphioceras meneghinii n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Epiglyphioceras meneghinii
	(3 measurements)

	Clinolobus telleri n. gen., n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Vidrioceratidae

	Stacheoceras mediterraneum Gemmellaro 1887

	Stacheoceras perspectivum n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Grioceras perspectivum
	(4 measurements)

	Stacheoceras benedictinum n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Grioceras benedictinum
	(3 measurements)

	Stacheoceras globosum Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Grioceras globosum

	Stacheoceras diblasii n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Grioceras diblasii
	(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Agathiceratidae

	Agathiceras suessi Gemmellaro 1887
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Adrianitidae

	Doryceras stouckenbergi n. sp. Gemmellaro 1888	Gemmellaro 1888
	(1 measurement)

	Doryceras fimbriatum n. gen., n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	(2 measurements)

	Adrianites isomorphus n. sp. Gemmellaro 1888	Gemmellaro 1888
	(2 measurements)

	Adrianites craticulatus Gemmellaro 1888	Gemmellaro 1888
	recombined as Sizilites craticulatus
	(3 measurements)

	Adrianites affinis n. sp. Gemmellaro 1888	Gemmellaro 1888
	recombined as Sizilites affinis
	(2 measurements)

	Adrianites insignis Gemmellaro 1887	Gemmellaro 1888
	recombined as Sosiocrimites insignis

	Adrianites haueri Gemmellaro 1888	Gemmellaro 1888
	recombined as Epadrianites haueri
	(2 measurements)

	Adrianites kingi n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Neoaricoceras kingi
	(4 measurements)

	Adrianites distefanoi n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Palermites distefanoi
	(4 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Thalassoceratidae

	Thalassoceras subreticulatum Gemmellaro 1887
	(2 measurements)

	Thalassoceras phillipsi Gemmellaro 1887
	(3 measurements)

	Thalassoceras microdiscus Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Aristoceratoides microdiscus
	(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Popanoceratidae

	Popanoceras scrobiculatum Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Neopopanoceras scrobiculatum
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Marathonitidae

	Stacheoceras pygmeum n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	recombined as Pseudovidrioceras pygmaeum
	(3 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Hyattoceratidae

	Hyattoceras guembeli Gemmellaro 1888	Gemmellaro 1888

	Hyattoceras geinitzi n. sp. Gemmellaro 1887
	(3 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paraceltitidae

	Paraceltites hoeferi Gemmellaro 1887
	(3 measurements)
Gastropoda - Trochidae

	"Chrysostoma" tornatum Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
Gastropoda - Ataphridae

	"Chrysostoma" planulatum Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Ataphrus planulatus
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

	"Loxonema" pseudomorphum n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	(1 measurement)

	"Loxonema" plicatissimum n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

	Macrocheilus adrianensis n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Soleniscus adrianensis
	(2 measurements)

	Macrocheilus sosioensis n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Soleniscus sosiensis
	(1 measurement)

	Macrocheilus intusplicatus n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Soleniscus intusplicatus
	(2 measurements)

	Macrocheilus subzonatus n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Soleniscus subzonatus
	(1 measurement)

	Macrocheilus brancoi n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Soleniscus brancoi
	(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

	"Murchisonia" sosiensis n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Apachella sosiensis
	(1 measurement)

	"Pleurotomaria" mariani Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Shwedagonia mariana
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

	"Pleurotomaria" psiche n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Tapinotomaria psiche
	(1 measurement)

	Pleurotomaria thyrrena n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	recombined as Phymatopleura thyrrena
	(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

	Naticopsis mediterranea n. sp. Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
	(1 measurement)

	Naticopsis plicatella Gemmellaro 1889	Gemmellaro 1889
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

	Phillipsia sicula Gemmellaro 1890	Gemmellaro 1890
	recombined as Neoproetus (Siciliproetus) sicula

	Griffithides verrucosus Gemmellaro 1890	Gemmellaro 1890
	recombined as Neoproetus verrucosus
see common names

Geography

Country:	Italy
Coordinates:	37.7° North, 13.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:	5.5° South, 21.1° East
Basis of coordinate:	based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:	outcrop

Time

Period:	Permian	Epoch:	Guadalupian
Stage:	Wordian	10 m.y. bin:	Permian 4
Key time interval:	Wordian
Age range of interval:	266.90000 - 264.28000 m.y. ago

Stratigraphy

Stratigraphic resolution:

group of beds

Lithology and environment

Primary lithology:	lithified "limestone"
Environment:	carbonate indet.

Taphonomy

Modes of preservation:	body
Size of fossils:	macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:	good

Collection methods and comments

Collection methods:	peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:	taxonomic analysis

Metadata

Database number:	108566
Authorizer:	M. Clapham	Enterer:	M. Clapham
Modifier:	M. Clapham	Research group:	marine invertebrate
Created:	2011-05-01 14:34:48	Last modified:	2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:	the public	Released:	2011-05-01 14:34:48
Creative Commons license:	CC BY

Reference information

Primary reference:

27706.

G. G. Gemmellaro. 1887. La Fauna dei Calcari con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Fasc. 1 - Ammonoidea. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 19:1-106 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

11426		N. Fantini Sestini. 1965. The geology of the upper Djadjerud and Lar valleys (North-Iran). II. Palaeontology: Bryozoans, brachiopods, and molluscs from Ruteh Limestone (Permian). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologie e Stratigrafia 71(1):13-108 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
27855		G. G. Gemmellaro. 1888. La Fauna dei Calcari Con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Appendice. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 20:1-26 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
15942		G. G. Gemmellaro. 1889. La Fauna dei Calcari Con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Fasc 2. Nautiloidea e Gastropoda. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 20:97-182 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/M. Clapham]
15192		G. G. Gemmellaro. 1890. I Crostacei dei Calcari con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo in Sicilia. Memorie della Società Italiana delle Scienze 8(1):1-40 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
36002		G. G. Gemmellaro. 1896. Sopra due Nuovi Generi di Brachiopdi Provenienti dai Calcare con Fusulina della Provincia di Palermo. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 21:113-124 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
33503		G. G. Gemmellaro. 1896. La Fauna de Calcari con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo - Pelecypoda. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 21:183-220 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/P. Wagner]
33927		G. G. Gemmellaro. 1899. La Fauna dei Calcari Con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Brachiopoda. Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche Palermo 21:95-202 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/M. Clapham]