Montemoro, Calabrian (Pleistocene of Italy)

Also known as Allerona

Where: Umbria, Italy (42.8° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.6° N, 11.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; claystone

• whale fall

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: soft parts, coprolite

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 149603: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.08.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Foraminifera
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Asterigerinatidae
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Lobatula lobatula2 Walker and Jacob 1798
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
 Rotaliida - Gavelinellidae
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia sagittula2 Defrance 1824
  -
"Marginulina costata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2
"Marginulina costata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2
  - Chilostomellidae
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
"Globorotalia inflata" = Globoconella inflata2, Neogloboquadrina sp.2
"Globorotalia inflata" = Globoconella inflata2 d'Orbigny 1839
Neogloboquadrina sp.2 Bandy et al. 1967
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Orbulina universa2 d'Orbigny 1839
Globigerina bulloides2 d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerinoides ruber2 d'Orbigny 1839
"Globigerinoides sacculifer" = Trilobatus sacculifer2 Brady 1877
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Foraminifera
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
 Planorbulinacea - Planorbulinidae
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Cancris auriculus2 Fichtel and Moll 1798
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella spirata2 turret shell
Haustator vermicularis2 Brocchi 1814 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais pespelecani2 Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira catena2 da Costa 1778 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula auriculata" = Ringicula minor2, Ringicula buccinea2
"Ringicula auriculata" = Ringicula minor2 Grateloup 1838 snail
Ringicula buccinea2 Sowerby 1823 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii2
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii2 Lamarck 1805 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten jacobaeus2, "Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum2
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum2 Bronn 1827 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte cochlear2 Poli 1795 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis2
"Ostrea lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis2 Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba2
"Corbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba2 Oliva 1792 clam
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Arctica islandica2 Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella2
"Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella2 Lamarck 1818 venus clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glans intermedia2 Brocchi 1814 clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya sp.2 Children 1823 Awning Clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula fragilis" = Nucula (Nucula) fragilis2 Deshayes 1829 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia nitida2 Brocchi 1814 clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium fossile2 tusk shell
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
 Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Henryhowella sp.2 Puri 1957 ostracod
ex H. hirta group
Costa edwardsii2 ostracod
 Podocopida - Brachycytheridae
 Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Aurila convexa2 ostracod
unclassified
  -
Gnathostomata
  -
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Mammalia
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale
 Cetacea -
Odontoceti indet. Flower 1867 toothed whale
Mysticeti indet. Cope 1891 whale
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaenula sp.1 Van Beneden 1872 right whale
 Life -
Ambergrisichnus alleronae2 Monaco et al. 2014