PBDB Collection

Contrada Case Alte (Pleistocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (39.0° N, 16.5° E: paleocoordinates 38.9° N, 16.4° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Early Pleistocene sediments that immediately overlie crystalline basement. THICKNESS: From single bed within section of ~10 m. AGE: Early Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From bed, unconformably ~ 50 cm above 2.5 m thick bed of calcareous sandstone, overlying basement crystalline breccia.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified sandstone

• ENVIRONMENT: Not stated (in English), but probably a very shallow marine, siliciclastic setting.

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Cross-bedded sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified based on facies description, sample size, and age.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: Presumably Bellomo. REPOSITORY: Not stated (in English), but possibly Instituto di Geologia Universitá di Urbino.

Primary reference: E. Bellomo. 1993. Presenza di «Ospiti boreali» (Mollusca, Gastropoda) nel Pleistocene di Contrada Case Alte (Villa S. Giovanni). Bollettino della Societá Paleontologica Italiana 32(3):393-399 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 78312: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 01.02.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: An authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and consistent identifications to species resolution.

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unclassified
-	Apicularia guerini, Acinopsis cancellata, Pseudorbis granum Apicularia guerini Acinopsis cancellata Pseudorbis granum
Gastropoda
Basommatophora - Siphonariidae	Williamia gussonii Williamia gussonii pulmonate
Heterostropha - Ellobiidae	Ovatella myosotis Ovatella myosotis Draparnaud 1805 snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Turbonilla lactea Turbonilla lactea snail
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Retusa semisulcata Retusa semisulcata snail
Thecosomata - Limacinidae	Limacina retroversa Limacina retroversa snail
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Nerita sp. Nerita sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Melanella polita, Balcis antiflexa Melanella polita snail Balcis antiflexa snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella turbona Turritella turbona turret shell
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Bittium lacteum, Bittium jadertinum, Bittium reticulatum, Cerithium lividulum Bittium lacteum cerith snail Bittium jadertinum cerith snail Bittium reticulatum Montagu 1803 cerith snail Cerithium lividulum cerith snail
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea chinensis Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Epitonium commune Epitonium commune wentletrap
Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae	"Cerithium vulgatum" = Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum "Cerithium vulgatum" = Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum Bruguière 1789 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae	Capulus hungaricus Capulus hungaricus Linnaeus 1758 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Rissoa variabilis, Rissoina bruguierei, "Turbona cimex" = Alvania (Turbona), "Galeodina carinata" = Alvania (Galeodina) Rissoa variabilis snail Rissoina bruguierei snail "Turbona cimex" = Alvania (Turbona) snail "Galeodina carinata" = Alvania (Galeodina) snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae	Trivia arctica, Erato voluta Trivia arctica Pultenay 1799 snail Erato voluta Montagu 1803 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Buccinum undatum, Buccinum humphreysianum, "Trophonopsis muricatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), Chauvetia minima, Chauvetia lineolata Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk Buccinum humphreysianum Bennet 1825 true whelk "Trophonopsis muricatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk Chauvetia minima true whelk Chauvetia lineolata true whelk
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Pyrene gervillei, Pyrene minor, Pyrene scripta Pyrene gervillei snail Pyrene minor snail Pyrene scripta Lamarck 1822 snail
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Nassarius cuvierii, Nassarius edwardsii, "Hinia limata" = Nassarius (Hinia), "Hinia incrassata" = Nassarius (Hinia), Cyclope donovani Nassarius cuvierii snail Nassarius edwardsii snail "Hinia limata" = Nassarius (Hinia) snail "Hinia incrassata" = Nassarius (Hinia) snail Cyclope donovani snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Fusinus rudis Fusinus rudis snail
Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae	Cythara albida, Bellaspira septangularis Cythara albida snail Bellaspira septangularis snail
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	Raphitoma hystrix, Raphitoma philberti Raphitoma hystrix snail Raphitoma philberti snail
Neogastropoda - Mitromorphidae	"Mitrolumna olivoidea" = Mitromorpha "Mitrolumna olivoidea" = Mitromorpha snail
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Muricopsis cristata, Muricopsis diadema, Ocinebrina aciculata, Ocenebra erinaceus Muricopsis cristata murex snail Muricopsis diadema murex snail Ocinebrina aciculata murex snail Ocenebra erinaceus Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	Hyalina secalina Hyalina secalina margin shell
Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae	Gibberula philippi, Gibberulina clandestina, Gibberulina occulta Gibberula philippi snail Gibberulina clandestina snail Gibberulina occulta snail
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Aporrhais pespelecani Aporrhais pespelecani Linnaeus 1758 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Payraudeautia intricata, Natica rizzae Payraudeautia intricata Donovan 1804 moon snail Natica rizzae moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae	Littorina neritoides Littorina neritoides Linnaeus 1758 periwinkle
Sorbeoconcha - Truncatellidae	Truncatella subcylindrica Truncatella subcylindrica snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae	Triphora perversa Triphora perversa Linnaeus 1758 snail
-	Clathromangelia quadrillum Clathromangelia quadrillum snail
Patellida - Lottiidae	Acmaea virginea Acmaea virginea limpet
Patellogastropoda - Patellidae	Patella lusitanica, "Patella aspera" = Patella ulyssiponensis aspera, Patella caerulea Patella lusitanica limpet "Patella aspera" = Patella ulyssiponensis aspera Röding 1798 limpet Patella caerulea Linnaeus 1758 limpet
Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae	Danilia tinei Danilia tinei snail
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora gibberula, Diodora graeca, Emarginula adriatica, Emarginula solidula, Emarginula rosea, Emarginula fissura Diodora gibberula Lamarck 1822 snail Diodora graeca Linnaeus 1758 snail Emarginula adriatica snail Emarginula solidula snail Emarginula rosea Bell 1824 snail Emarginula fissura Linnaeus 1758 snail
Lepetellida - Haliotidae	Haliotis lamellosa Haliotis lamellosa abalone
Lepetellida - Anatomidae	"Scissurella aspera" = Anatoma aspera "Scissurella aspera" = Anatoma aspera Philippi 1844 snail
Lepetellida - Scissurellidae	Scissurella costata Scissurella costata d'Orbigny 1824 snail
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Jujubinus montagui, Jujubinus sp., Jujubinus tumidulus, Jujubinus striatus, Gibbula ardens, Gibbula fanulum, Gibbula magus, Gibbula rarilineata, Gibbula richardi, Gibbula tumida, Calliostoma laugeri, Calliostoma zizyphinum, Monodonta articulata, Clanculus corallinus, Clanculus jussieui, Clanculus cruciatus Jujubinus montagui top snail Jujubinus sp. Monterosato 1884 top snail Jujubinus tumidulus top snail Jujubinus striatus Linnaeus 1767 top snail Gibbula ardens top snail Gibbula fanulum top snail Gibbula magus top snail Gibbula rarilineata top snail Gibbula richardi top snail Gibbula tumida top snail Calliostoma laugeri top snail Calliostoma zizyphinum Linnaeus 1758 top snail Monodonta articulata top snail Clanculus corallinus top snail Clanculus jussieui top snail Clanculus cruciatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail
Trochoidea - Phasianellidae	Tricolia pullus Tricolia pullus Linnaeus 1758 snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Homalopoma sanguineum Homalopoma sanguineum snail
Bivalvia
Carditida - Astartidae	Astarte sulcata, Digitaria digitaria Astarte sulcata Da Costa 1778 clam Digitaria digitaria Linnaeus 1758 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata "Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima, Venus lamellosa, Timoclea ovata, Irus irus, Clausinella fasciata "Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 venus clam Venus lamellosa venus clam Timoclea ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam Irus irus Linnaeus 1767 venus clam Clausinella fasciata da Costa 1778 venus clam
Cardiida - Mactridae	Spisula elliptica Spisula elliptica Brown 1827 clam
Cardiida - Chamidae	Pseudochama gryphina Pseudochama gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box
Cardiida - Trapezidae	Coralliophaga lithophagella Coralliophaga lithophagella clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina balaustina Tellina balaustina Linnaeus 1767 tellin clam `
Cardiida - Psammobiidae	"Psammobia costulata" = Gari (Psammobia) "Psammobia costulata" = Gari (Psammobia) clam
Cardiida - Semelidae	Ervilia castanea Ervilia castanea Montagu 1803 clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Plagiocardium papillosum Plagiocardium papillosum Poli 1781 cockle
Solenida - Solenidae	"Ensis ensis" = Solen ensis "Ensis ensis" = Solen ensis Linnaeus 1767 clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	"Hiatella arctica" = Hiatella arctica, "Hiatella rugosa" = Hiatella arctica "Hiatella arctica" = Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam "Hiatella rugosa" = Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Anodontia fragilis, "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis, "Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Anodontia fragilis clam "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam "Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Mytilus edulis, Modiolula phaseolina Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel Modiolula phaseolina Philippi 1844 mussel
Mytilida - Crenellidae	Musculus subpictus Musculus subpictus mussel
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea edulis Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Pectinida - Limidae	"Lima hians" = Limaria (Limaria) hians "Lima hians" = Limaria (Limaria) hians Gmelin 1792 file clam
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia ephippium, "Pododesmus squamula" = Heteranomia squamula Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle "Pododesmus squamula" = Heteranomia squamula Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Aequipecten opercularis, Chlamys glabra, Chlamys psefelis, "Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia, Pecten jacobeus, "Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop Chlamys glabra scallop Chlamys psefelis scallop "Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia Linnaeus 1758 scallop Pecten jacobeus scallop "Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	"Arca tetragona" = Tetrarca tetragona "Arca tetragona" = Tetrarca tetragona Poli 1795 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, Striarca lactea "Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam Striarca lactea clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris glycymeris Glycymeris glycymeris Linnaeus 1758 clam
Arcida - Limopsidae	Limopsis anomala Limopsis anomala clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	"Nucula nucleus" = Nucula (Nucula) nucleus "Nucula nucleus" = Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam