Costa Vescovato (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.8° N, 8.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 8.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C.-H. Lin, R. Brzobohaty, D. Nolf and A. Girone. 2017. Tortonian teleost otoliths from northern Italy: taxonomic synthesis and stratigraphic significance. European Journal of Taxonomy 322:1-44 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 187504: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.07.2017

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
 Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
Gonostoma sp. Rafinesque 1810
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampadena aff. dea Frasier-Brunner 1949 lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978 lanternfish
"Lobianchia gemellarii" = Lobianchia gemellari Cocco 1838 lanternfish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Notoscopelus bolini Nafpakittis 1975 lanternfish
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845 lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Myctophum fitchi lanternfish
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish
Diaphus befralai lanternfish
Diaphus cavallonis lanternfish
Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. splendidus Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
 Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
"Melanonus triangulus" = Glyptorhynchus triangulus
"Melanonus triangulus" = Glyptorhynchus triangulus Robba 1970 sword fish
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
 Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
Scopelogadus sp. Vaillant 1888
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
"Micromesistius planatus" = Gadus planatus
"Micromesistius planatus" = Gadus planatus Bassoli and Schubert 1906 cod