Mondovi, Madonna della Neve (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.4° N, 7.8° E: paleocoordinates 44.7° N, 7.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; claystone

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 187506: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.07.2017

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Polyipnus sp. Günther 1887
 Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
 Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
? Woodsia sp. Grey 1959
Polymetme sp. McCulloch 1926
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Nansenia sp. Jordan and Evermann 1896
 Aulopiformes - Scopelarchidae
Scopelarchus analis Brauer 1902
 Caproiformes - Antigoniidae
Antigonia capros Löwe 1843
 Gadiformes - Bathygadidae
Gadomus tejkali Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Bathygadus novus Bossoli 1906 grenadiers
 Scombriformes - Gempylidae
Nealotus tripes Johnson 1865
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Arnoglossus kokeni Basoli and Schubert 1906 flatfish
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus befralai lanternfish
Diaphus cavallonis lanternfish
Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 small lantern fish
Diaphus cahuzaci Steurbaut 1979 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. splendidus Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
"Lobianchia gemellarii" = Lobianchia gemellari Cocco 1838 lanternfish
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845 lanternfish
Notoscopelus bolini Nafpakittis 1975 lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Notoscopelus aff. caudispinosus Johnson 1863 lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Myctophum fitchi lanternfish
Lampadena gracillis lanternfish
Lampadena aff. dea Frasier-Brunner 1949 lanternfish
Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978 lanternfish
Benthosema aff. glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish
 Alepocephaliformes - Alepocephalidae
Xenodermichthys senesi Nolf and Brzobohaty 1994