Torrente Samoggia (Pleistocene of Italy)
Also known as Samoggia Torrent
Where: Bologna, Italy (44.7° N, 11.3° E: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 11.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• Middle Pliocene, 2.4-2.2 Ma
Environment/lithology: marine; claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: W. Landini and L. Sorbini. 1993. Biogeographic and palaeoclimatic relationships of the Middle Pliocene ichthyofauna of the Samoggia Torrent (Bologna, Italy). Ciencias da Terra, Lisboa 12:83-89 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 186574: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.06.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Osteichthyes | |
Actinopteri | |
Etrumeus teres herring
Spratelloides gracilis Temminck and Schlegel 1846 herring | |
Electrona sp. Goode and Bean 1895 lanternfish | |
Capros aper Lacepede 1921 | |
Lepidopus sp. Gouan 1770 | |
Syngnathus acusu pipefish | |
Arnoglossus laterna Walbaum 1792 flatfish | |
Solea sp. Gouan 1770 flatfish | |
Trachurus sp. Lacépède 1802 | |
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758 sword fish | |
Carapus sp. Rafinesque 1810 | |
Gadiculus sp. Guichenot 1850
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting | |
Merluccius merluccius Linnaeus 1758 European hake | |
Bregmaceros albyi Sauvage 1880 | |
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside | |
Cyclothone sp. Goode and Bean 1883 |