Where: Italy (43.4° N, 12.2° E: paleocoordinates 29.8° N, 15.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Calcare Massiccio Formation, Sinemurian (196.5 - 189.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; limestone and wackestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Collection methods: Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia "G. Capellini" (University of Bologna)

Primary reference: J.-C. Fischer, F. Rosati, and S. Raffi. 2002. Sinemurian gastropods from Monte Cucco (Umbria-Marche Apennines, Central Italy). Geobios 32(4):441-456 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt] more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 80016: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 01.04.2008