Three specimens of Megistostoma rostratum (Deshayes, 1830) have been found in the classical Ligurian Pliocene outcrops of Rio Torsero and Caranchi, near Ceriale, Savona County. This species was described by Deshayes on a specimen from Pliocene clays of Piacenza, deposited in the École des Mines in Paris. Sacco in 1897 was not been able to see the type material, and, in his Monograph of fossil molluscs from Piedmont and Liguria, he described and figured a specimen of M. rostratum from the Gourbesville Pliocene (France). The finding of the specimens described in this work allows us to confirm the presence of this elusive species in the Italian Pliocene.Gastropoda, Philinidae, Megistostoma, Pliocene, Liguria
Riscoperta di Megistostoma rostratum (Deshayes, 1830) (Mollusca: Philinidae) nel Pliocene italiano / Sosso M.; Dell'Angelo B.; Bonfitto A.. - In: BOLLETTINO DEL MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI DI TORINO. - ISSN 0392-758X. - STAMPA. - 28(1):(2011), pp. 21-27.
Riscoperta di Megistostoma rostratum (Deshayes, 1830) (Mollusca: Philinidae) nel Pliocene italiano
BONFITTO, ANTONIO
2011
Abstract
Three specimens of Megistostoma rostratum (Deshayes, 1830) have been found in the classical Ligurian Pliocene outcrops of Rio Torsero and Caranchi, near Ceriale, Savona County. This species was described by Deshayes on a specimen from Pliocene clays of Piacenza, deposited in the École des Mines in Paris. Sacco in 1897 was not been able to see the type material, and, in his Monograph of fossil molluscs from Piedmont and Liguria, he described and figured a specimen of M. rostratum from the Gourbesville Pliocene (France). The finding of the specimens described in this work allows us to confirm the presence of this elusive species in the Italian Pliocene.Gastropoda, Philinidae, Megistostoma, Pliocene, LiguriaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
