Sorrento peninsula: Santonian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Bournonia wiontzeki
Bournonia excavata d'Orbigny 1847
Durania apula
Durania japigiae
Sauvagesia tenuicostata Polsak 1967
Gorjanovicia costata
Gorjanovicia paronai
Jerinella klinae
Medeella zignana (Pirona 1869)
Radiolites angeiodes
Radiolites spinulatus
Biradiolites angulosissimus
Biradiolites fissicostatus d'Orbigny 1847
Rajka spinosa
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae
Hippurites nabresinensis
Hippurites socialis
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
unclassified
Sgrossoella parthenopeia De Castro 1969
Thaumatoporellales
Thaumatoporella parvovesiculifera (Raineri 1922)
Earlandiidae
Aeolisaccus barattoloi
Aeolisaccus kotori
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Rotorbinella scarsellai
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Gavelinellidae
Stensioeina surrentina
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Keramosphaeridae
Keramosphaerina tergestina
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Soritidae
Pseudorhapydionina mediterranea
Murgella lata
Scandonea samnitica
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
Nubeculariidae indet. Jones 1875
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Nummoloculina robusta
Rotaliidae
Rotalia trochidiformis Lamarck 1804
Valvulinidae
Valvulinidae indet. Reuss 1860
Cuneolinidae
Cuneolina pavonia
Dicyclinidae
Dicyclina schlumbergeri Munier-Chalmas 1887
Nautiloculinidae
Murgeina apula
Cyclamminidae
Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea
Pfenderinidae
Accordiella conica
unclassified
Montcharmontia apenninica
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textulariidae indet. Ehrenberg 1838
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy State/province:Naples
Coordinates: 40.6° North, 14.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:28.8° North, 7.4° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Santonian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 6
Key time interval: Santonian
Age range of interval: 86.3 - 83.6 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Environment:offshore shelf
Geology comments: Open shelves: low-energy internal settings.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Metadata
Database number:162649
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:A. Lauchstedt
Modifier:A. Lauchstedt
Created:2014-10-01 02:03:47 Last modified:2014-10-01 06:40:36
Access level:authorizer only Released:2015-01-01 02:03:47
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

52948. L. Simone, G. Carannante, D. Ruberti, M. Sirna, G. Sirna, A. Laviano, and M. Tropeano. 2003. Development of rudist lithosomes in the Coniacian-Lower Campanian carbonate shelves of central-southern Italy: high-energy vs low-energy settings. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 200:5-29 [W. Kiessling/A. Lauchstedt/A. Lauchstedt]