Montemoro, Calabrian: Calabrian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Echinodermata indet. Klein 1754
Mollusca indet.
Osteichthyes indet.
Turritella tricarinata
Monaco et al. 2014
Cassidulina laevigata
Monaco et al. 2014
Tyrrenocithere pontica
Monaco et al. 2014
Mammalia - Cetacea
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762
Odontoceti indet. Flower 1867
Mysticeti indet. Cope 1891
Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaenula sp. Van Beneden 1872
Danise and Dominici 2014 1 specimen
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium fossile
Monaco et al. 2014
Dentalium sexangulum
Monaco et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula buccinea (Sowerby 1823)
Monaco et al. 2014
Ringicula auriculata Morlet 1954
Monaco et al. 2014
synonym of Ringicula minor
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Haustator vermicularis (Brocchi 1814)
Monaco et al. 2014
recombined as Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis
Turritella spirata
Monaco et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Euspira catena (da Costa 1778)
Monaco et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius italicus
Monaco et al. 2014
Nassarius clathratus
Monaco et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus 1758)
Monaco et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia nitida (Brocchi 1814)
Monaco et al. 2014
original and current combination Arca nitida
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula placentina
Monaco et al. 2014
Nucula fragilis Deshayes 1829
Monaco et al. 2014
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) fragilis
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya sp. Children 1823
Monaco et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Amusium cristatum Bronn 1827
Monaco et al. 2014
recombined as Cristatopecten cristatum
Pecten jacobaeus
Monaco et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea lamellosa Brocchi 1814
Monaco et al. 2014
synonym of Ostrea edulis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli 1795)
Monaco et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara diluvii (Lamarck 1805)
Monaco et al. 2014
recombined as Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus humanus
Monaco et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus multilamella Lamarck 1818
Monaco et al. 2014
recombined as Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767)
Monaco et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula gibba (Oliva 1792)
Monaco et al. 2014
recombined as Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtea spinifera Montagu 1803
Monaco et al. 2014
Megaxinus incrassatus
Monaco et al. 2014
Lucinoma asaphus
Monaco et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Glans intermedia (Brocchi 1814)
Monaco et al. 2014
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Aurila convexa
Monaco et al. 2014
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Cytheridea neapolitana
Monaco et al. 2014
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Brachycytheridae
Pterygocythereis jonesii
Monaco et al. 2014
original and current combination Cythereis (Pterygocythereis)
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Henryhowella sp. Puri 1957
Monaco et al. 2014
ex H. hirta group
Costa edwardsii
Monaco et al. 2014
Anthozoa
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia sagittula Defrance 1824
Monaco et al. 2014
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Lobatula lobatula Walker and Jacob 1798
Monaco et al. 2014
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Melonis barleanum
Monaco et al. 2014
Melonis pompilioides
Monaco et al. 2014
Nonionella turgida (Williamson 1858)
Monaco et al. 2014
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Gavelinellidae
Gyroidina altiformis
Monaco et al. 2014
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Asterigerinatidae
Asterigerinata mammilla
Monaco et al. 2014
Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina calcar
Monaco et al. 2014
unclassified
Marginulina costata
Monaco et al. 2014
spelled with current rank as Cristellaria (Marginulina)
Bolivinidae
Bolivina spathulata
Monaco et al. 2014
Rotaliidae
Ammonia beccarii
Monaco et al. 2014
Ammonia papillosa
Monaco et al. 2014
Ammonia parkinsoniana
Monaco et al. 2014
Ammonia tepida
Monaco et al. 2014
Bagginidae
Cancris auriculus Fichtel and Moll 1798
Monaco et al. 2014
Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina mediterranea
Monaco et al. 2014
Heterolepidae
Heterolepa floridana
Monaco et al. 2014
Planorbulinidae
Hyalinea balthica
Monaco et al. 2014
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina seminula
Monaco et al. 2014
Globigerinidae
Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny 1839)
Monaco et al. 2014
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
Monaco et al. 2014
Globigerinoides sacculifer (Brady 1877)
Monaco et al. 2014
recombined as Trilobatus sacculifer
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny 1839
Monaco et al. 2014
Globorotaliidae
Neogloboquadrina sp. Bandy et al. 1967
Monaco et al. 2014
Globorotalia inflata (d'Orbigny 1839)
Monaco et al. 2014
recombined as Globoconella inflata
Chilostomellidae
Pullenia bulloides
Monaco et al. 2014
Buliminidae
Bulimina spinata
Monaco et al. 2014
Bulimina marginata d'Orbigny 1826
Monaco et al. 2014
unclassified
Ambergrisichnus alleronae Monaco et al. 2014
Monaco et al. 2014
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy State/province:Umbria
Coordinates: 42.8° North, 12.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.6° North, 11.8° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Calabrian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Calabrian
Age range of interval:1.80000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: whale fall
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,soft parts,coprolite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Abundance in sediment:abundant
Feeding/predation traces:gastric dissolution
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Allerona
Database number:149603
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2013-08-14 03:06:38 Last modified:2019-10-24 16:33:10
Access level:the public Released:2013-08-14 03:06:38
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

47931. A. Baldanza, R. Bizzarii, F. Famiani, P. Monaco, R. Pellegrino and P. Sassi. 2013. Enigmatic, biogenically induced structures in Pleistocene marine deposits: A first record of fossil ambergris. Geology 41(10):1075-1078 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/S. Ávila]

Secondary references:

49778 S. Danise and S. Dominici. 2014. A record of fossil shallow-water whale falls from Italy. Lethaia [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
34891 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]