Where: Italy (45.0° N, 7.7° E: paleocoordinates 44.5° N, 7.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: N8 foram zone, Baldissero Formation, Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; sandy, calcareous conglomerate and calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: M. Zunino and G. Pavia. 2009. Lower to Middle Miocene Mollusc assemblages from the Torino Hills (NW Italy): Synthesis of new data and chronostratigraphical arrangement. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 115(3):349-370 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 178116: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 19.04.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Anthozoa | |
Astrea taurospeciosa stony coral | |
Gastropoda | |
Tricolia pullus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Paroxystele amedei Brogniart 1823 top snail | |
Globularia compressa Basterot 1825 snail | |
Haustator vermicularis, Protoma cathedralis, Turritella subangulata, Turritella bicarinata, "Turritella bellardii" = Turritella (Turritella) bellardii, Archimediella miotaurina
Haustator vermicularis Brocchi 1814 turret shell
Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856 turret shell
Turritella subangulata turret shell
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell
"Turritella bellardii" = Turritella (Turritella) bellardii Mayer 1866 turret shell
Archimediella miotaurina turret shell | |
Bittium spina Partsch 1856 cerith snail | |
Amalda patula snail | |
Oliva ceppiensis olive snail
Olivella longispira olive snail | |
Typhis fistulosus Hörnes 1856 murex snail
Hexaplex subasperrima murex snail
Murex citimus murex snail
Murex pustulatus murex snail
Haustellum sismondai murex snail | |
Glabella excavata margin shell
Glabella longa margin shell
Marginella subovulata margin shell
Marginella cf. marginata margin shell | |
Persicula sabatica snail | |
Phos citharella true whelk
Metula reticulata true whelk | |
Fusus semirugosus, Nassarius badensis, Nassarius connectens, Nassarius cf. coppii, Nassarius cf. diversus, Nassarius inaequalis, Nassarius speciosus, Nassarius subcaudatus, Nassarius sublaevigatus, Nassarius subquadrangularis, Nassarius tessellatus, Nassarius striatulus
Fusus semirugosus snail
Nassarius badensis snail
Nassarius connectens snail
Nassarius cf. coppii snail
Nassarius cf. diversus snail
Nassarius inaequalis snail
Nassarius speciosus snail
Nassarius subcaudatus snail
Nassarius sublaevigatus snail
Nassarius tessellatus snail
Nassarius striatulus snail | |
Fusinus pustulatus snail
Latirus pinensis snail | |
Anachis turrita snail
Mitrella neglecta snail | |
Vexillum cincta ribbed mitre | |
Admete cf. dregeri admete
Bonellitia cf. bonelli snail
Cancellaria dertonensis snail
Narona lyrata snail | |
Haedropleura "sp. 1" Monterosato 1883 snail | |
Gemmula spiralis, "Pleurotoma decorata" = Turris, "Pleurotoma obsoleta" = Turris, Nitidiclavus maitrejus
Gemmula spiralis turrid
"Pleurotoma decorata" = Turris turrid
"Pleurotoma obsoleta" = Turris turrid
Nitidiclavus maitrejus turrid | |
Clavatula concatenata, Clavatula heros, Clavatula turriculata, "Turricula dimidiata" = Turricula, "Turricula kossuthii" = Turricula, "Turricula lamarcki" = Turricula, "Surcula bardini" = Turricula, "Surcula avia" = Turricula
Clavatula concatenata snail
Clavatula heros snail
Clavatula turriculata snail
"Turricula dimidiata" = Turricula snail
"Turricula kossuthii" = Turricula snail
"Turricula lamarcki" = Turricula snail
"Surcula bardini" = Turricula snail
"Surcula avia" = Turricula snail | |
Conus belus, Conus elongatus, Conus marii, Conus mercatii, Conus parvecatenatus, Conus taurinensis, "Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi
Conus belus cone shell
Conus elongatus cone shell
Conus marii cone shell
Conus mercatii cone shell
Conus parvecatenatus cone shell
Conus taurinensis cone shell
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi Michelotti 1857 cone shell | |
Drilliola crispata, Genota hirsuta, "Pseudotoma striolata" = Genota (Pseudotoma), "Pseudotoma precedens" = Genota (Pseudotoma), Asthenotoma cf. mirabilis
Drilliola crispata snail
Genota hirsuta snail
"Pseudotoma striolata" = Genota (Pseudotoma) snail
"Pseudotoma precedens" = Genota (Pseudotoma) snail | |
Stenodrillia bellardii, Crassopleura sigmoidea, Drillia brongniarti, Drillia sejungenda, Drillia serratula, Drillia terebra, Drillia sulciensis
Stenodrillia bellardii snail
Crassopleura sigmoidea snail
Drillia brongniarti snail
Drillia sejungenda snail
Drillia serratula snail
Drillia terebra snail
Drillia sulciensis snail | |
Bela aff. scalariformis snail
Cythara longa snail | |
"Terebra basteroti" = Strioterebrum basteroti, Terebra neglecta, Terebra subulocacellense, Terebra hoernesi, Terebra cf. atorquatum, Terebra terebrina
"Terebra basteroti" = Strioterebrum basteroti Nyst 1843 auger snail
Terebra neglecta auger snail
Terebra subulocacellense auger snail
Terebra hoernesi auger snail
Terebra cf. atorquatum auger snail
Terebra terebrina auger snail | |
Ficus geometra fig shell
Ficus conditus Brongniart 1823 fig shell | |
"Cypraeorbis fabagina" = Prozonarina fabagina
"Cypraeorbis fabagina" = Prozonarina fabagina Lamarck 1810 cowry | |
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847 carrier shell | |
Persististrombus bonellii Brongniart 1823 true conch | |
Aporrhais pespelecani Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Semicassis reticulata, "Semicassis miolaevigata" = Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata, Galeodea echinophora, Cassis mammilaris
Semicassis reticulata snail
"Semicassis miolaevigata" = Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata Sacco 1890 snail
Galeodea echinophora Linnaeus 1758 snail
Cassis mammilaris snail | |
"Bufonaria marginata" = Aspa marginata
"Bufonaria marginata" = Aspa marginata Gmelin 1791 triton shell | |
Teinostoma woodi snail | |
Neverita josephinia, Polinices proredemptus, Euspira catena, "Polinices submamillaris" = Euspira submamillaris, Natica taurina, "Natica dillwyni" = Tanea dillwyni
Neverita josephinia Risso 1826 moon snail
Polinices proredemptus moon snail
Euspira catena da Costa 1778 moon snail
"Polinices submamillaris" = Euspira submamillaris Sacco 1890 moon snail
Natica taurina moon snail
"Natica dillwyni" = Tanea dillwyni Payraudeau 1826 moon snail | |
Heliacus albertini snail
Architectonica caracollosimplex sundial | |
Ringicula bonelli snail | |
"Nerita martiniana" = Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana
"Nerita martiniana" = Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana Bonci et al. 2000 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam
Myrtea taurina clam
Lucina michelotti clam | |
"Corbula cocconii" = Caryocorbula cocconii
"Corbula cocconii" = Caryocorbula cocconii Fontannes 1881 clam | |
"Callista erycina" = Costacallista erycina
"Callista erycina" = Costacallista erycina Linnaeaus 1758 venus clam | |
Ervilia castanea Montagu 1803 clam | |
Arca cf. biangula Lamarck 1805 ark | |
Scaphopoda | |
Antalis miopseudoentalis, Antalis miocaenicum, Fissidentalium tauroasperum, Fissidentalium taurostriatum
Antalis miopseudoentalis tusk shell
Antalis miocaenicum tusk shell
Fissidentalium tauroasperum tusk shell
Fissidentalium taurostriatum tusk shell |