Where: Italy (39.8° N, 18.4° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 36.9° N, 19.7° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Serravallian to Serravallian (13.8 - 7.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified phosphorite
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: A. Vescogni, A. Vertino, F. R. Bosellini, M. Harzhauser, and O. Mandic. 2018. New paleoenvironmental insights on the Miocene condensed phosphatic layer of Salento (southern Italy) unlocked by the coral‑mollusc fossil archive. Facies 64(7):1-21 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/S. Ávila]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 191624: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 05.02.2018
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Anthozoa | |
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
Flabellum cf. avicula Michelotti 1838 stony coral | |
Caryophylliidae "indet. 1", Caryophylliidae "indet. 2", Caryophyllia sp., ? Acanthocyathus versicostatus, Trochocyathus multispinosus, Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) armatus, Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) cf. duodecimcostatus, Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) cf. pentaradiatus, Deltocyathus sp.
Caryophylliidae "indet. 1" Gray 1847 stony coral
Caryophylliidae "indet. 2" Gray 1847 stony coral
Caryophyllia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
? Acanthocyathus versicostatus Michelin 1841 stony coral
Trochocyathus multispinosus stony coral
Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) armatus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) cf. duodecimcostatus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) cf. pentaradiatus Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Deltocyathus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Stephanophyllia sp. Michelin 1841 stony coral | |
"Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sp." = Balanophyllia, Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cf. cornurupicaprae, Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cf. caryophylloides, Dendrophyllia cf. cornigera
"Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sp." = Balanophyllia Wood 1844 stony coral
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cf. cornurupicaprae Zuffardi 1932 stony coral Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cf. cornu-rupicaprae
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cf. caryophylloides Seguenza 1880 stony coral
Dendrophyllia cf. cornigera Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
Cephalopoda | |
Aturia aturi Basterot 1825
Aturia formae Parona 1898 | |
Gastropoda | |
? Solariella sp. Wood 1842 snail | |
"Ormastralium carinatum" = Bolma (Ormastralium)
"Ormastralium carinatum" = Bolma (Ormastralium) snail | |
Ficus geometra fig shell | |
Plagioconus puschi Michelotti 1857 cone shell
Conilithes antidiluvianus Bruguière 1792 cone shell | |
Genota sp. Adams and Adams 1858 snail | |
Terebra acuminata auger snail | |
Gemmula sp. Weinkauff 1875 turrid | |
Tritia brugnonis snail
Tritia cf. musiva snail
Tritia simulans snail
Tritia sp. Risso 1826 snail
Tritia agatensis Bellardi 1882 snail | |
Fasciolariidae indet. Gray 1853 snail | |
Euthria cf. puschi true whelk | |
Ampulla deshayesiana volute | |
Amalda glandiformis Lamarck 1810 snail | |
Cypraeidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 cowry | |
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847 carrier shell | |
Semicassis laevigata snail | |
Bursa ranelloides Reeve 1844 frog shell | |
Charonia lampas Linnaeus 1758 triton | |
Eudolium sp. Dall 1889 tun shell | |
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail | |
"Thylacodes arenarius" = Vermetus (Thylaeodus)
"Thylacodes arenarius" = Vermetus (Thylaeodus) worm shell | |
Oligodia spirata turret shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Glycymeris nummaria clam | |
Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster | |
Costellamussiopecten badense, Costellamussiopecten haueri, Costellamussiopecten koheni, Spondylus concentricus
Costellamussiopecten badense scallop
Costellamussiopecten haueri scallop
Costellamussiopecten koheni scallop
Spondylus concentricus Bronn 1831 scallop | |
"Centrocardita globulina" = Glans (Centrocardita)
"Centrocardita globulina" = Glans (Centrocardita) clam | |
Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Venus nux Gmelin 1791 venus clam | |
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
"Thracia convexa" = Thracia (Thracia) convexa
"Thracia convexa" = Thracia (Thracia) convexa Wood 1815 clam |