Fiume Marecchia (Pliocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.0° N, 12.4° E: paleocoordinates 43.9° N, 12.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Landini and L. Sorbini. 1992. Données récentes sur Les téléostéens du Miocène et du Pliocéne d'Italie. Geobios 14:151-157 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 210256: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 27.05.2020

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Osteichthyes
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Actinopteri
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
 Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
Vinciguerria sp. Jordan and Evermann 1895
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
 Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
 Alepisauriformes -
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Gadella sp. Lowe 1843
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merluccius sp. Rafinesque 1810
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting
Gadiculus sp. Guichenot 1850
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros albyi Sauvage 1880
 Beryciformes -
 Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Lophius cf. budegassa Spinola 1807 anglerfish
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
Capros aper Lacepede 1921
 Tetraodontiformes -
Alutera sp. Oken 1817
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Boops sp. Cuvier 1814 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Serranidae indet. Swainson 1839 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena notata scorpionfish
 Perciformes -
Brama sp. Walbaum 1792 perch-like fish
 Scombriformes - Tetragonuridae
Tetragonurus sp. Risso 1810
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Sarda sp. Lacépède 1802
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Lepidopus sp. Gouan 1770
 Scombriformes - Nomeidae
Cubiceps sp. Lowe 1843
 Syngnathiformes - Dactylopteridae
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
 Syngnathiformes - Centriscidae
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
 Beloniformes - Hemiramphidae
 Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758 sword fish
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Trachurus sp. Lacépède 1802
 Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Arnoglossus laterna Walbaum 1792 flatfish
Bothus sp. Rafinesque 1810 flatfish
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampanyctus sp. Bonaparte 1840 lanternfish
Hygophum sp. Bolin 1939 lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Spratelloides gracilis Temminck and Schlegel 1846 herring
Sardina cf. pilchardus Walbaum 1792 herring
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760 conger eel