Gallo d’Alba (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.7° N, 8.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 42.6° N, 9.7° E (Wright 2013)

• 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 187505: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.07.2017, edited by Chien-Hsiang Lin

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Taxonomic list

Osteichthyes
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampadena aff. dea Frasier-Brunner 1949 lanternfish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Diaphus befralai lanternfish
Diaphus cavallonis lanternfish
Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Diaphus regani Taning 1932 lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Notoscopelus bolini Nafpakittis 1975 lanternfish
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845 lanternfish
"Lobianchia gemellarii" = Lobianchia gemellari Cocco 1838 lanternfish
Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978 lanternfish
 Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae
Polyipnus sp. Günther 1887 ray-finned fish