Sant’Alosio, erosional cliffs East of Sant’Alosio village (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.8° N, 9.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 42.7° N, 10.6° 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 187507: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.07.2017

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophum fitchi, Myctophum punctatum, Lampadena aff. speculigeroides, Lampadena aff. dea, Diaphus befralai, Diaphus cavallonis, Diaphus cahuzaci, Diaphus metopoclampoides, Diaphus regani, Diaphus aff. splendidus, Benthosema fitchi, "Lobianchia gemellarii" = Lobianchia gemellari, Lobianchia dofleini, Lampanyctus latesulcatus, Hygophum hygomii, Hygophum derthonensis, Notoscopelus resplendens, Notoscopelus elongatus, Scopelopsis pliocenicus
Myctophum fitchi lanternfish
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish
Lampadena aff. speculigeroides Brzobohaty and Nolf 1996 lanternfish
Lampadena aff. dea Frasier-Brunner 1949 lanternfish
Diaphus befralai lanternfish
Diaphus cavallonis lanternfish
Diaphus cahuzaci Steurbaut 1979 lanternfish
Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Diaphus regani Taning 1932 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. splendidus Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978 lanternfish
"Lobianchia gemellarii" = Lobianchia gemellari Cocco 1838 lanternfish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845 lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Polyipnus sp.
Polyipnus sp. Günther 1887
 Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugilidae indet.
 Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae
"Diaphus pedemontanus" = Porichthys pedemontanus
"Diaphus pedemontanus" = Porichthys pedemontanus Robba 1970 toadfish
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Hoplobrotula aff. armata, Neobythites auriculatus n. sp.
Neobythites auriculatus n. sp. Lin et al. 2017
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Grammonus bassolii
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Hoplostethus praemediterraneus
 Gadiformes - Bathygadidae
Gadomus tejkali
Gadomus tejkali Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Bathygadus novus, Nezumia ornata, Coryphaenoides contortus, Coelorinchus robustus
Bathygadus novus Bossoli 1906 grenadiers
Nezumia ornata Bassoli 1906 grenadiers
Coryphaenoides contortus Bassoli 1906 grenadiers
Coelorinchus robustus Robba 1970 grenadiers
 Gadiformes - Lotidae
Phycis musicki
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
"Micromesistius planatus" = Gadus planatus, Gadiculus argenteus
"Micromesistius planatus" = Gadus planatus Bassoli and Schubert 1906 cod
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850 silvery pout
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
"Merluccius" rattazzii n. sp.
"Merluccius" rattazzii n. sp. Lin et al. 2017
Otolithes
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"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus
"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus Schubert 1905