Catalogue of the type fossils stored in the Palaeontological Museum of "La Sapienza" University of Rome: 1

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INTRODUCTION

The reorganization of the fossil material stored in the Palaeontological Museum of “La Sapienza” University of Rome, has required a considerable effort and still will require for much time. Such a work is not simple and time consuming because it is always necessary to verify the correspondence between the specimen and its label.

Besides, sometimes this work is a very exacting test, because a specimen can be difficult to recognize due, for example, to historical events (during the Second World War, a bomb shot this museum: many labels and many fossils were destroyed or damaged), to environmental factors (in 1870, the museum depository was flooded by the Tiber river: many labels were destroyed or damaged), to accidental factors (breakage, mineralogical deterioration, etc.) or to study factors (cut, polishing, ori- ented section etc.). For example, the specimens of Sauvagesia sanfilippoi Parona, 1933 (MPUR: i.123- 125), showed by Parona as an entire piece, were cut and separated one from one other probably by Parona himself. The main difficulty was to understand that each specimen in reality pertained to the single piece shown by Parona (1933: Pl. 1, Fig. 1). In other cases, the specimens have been figured incorrectly. For example the specimen of Ranina propinqua Ristori, 1891 was figured as a mirror image.

Finally, it is very important to verify whether a specimen was studied and/or figured.

This work represents a first contribution towards an inventory of the types, which are all refigured here. For each type the main data are given. Subsequent designa- tions are not reported.

SHORT HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM

When Pope Pio IX (1864) instituted the chair of Geology, a Museum of Geology and Palaeontology of Rome “La Sapienza” University was founded. The first fossil collections of this Museum mainly came from Central Italy, especially from Pliocene - Pleistocene sed-

iments cropping out near Rome (molluscs, echinoderms and mammals) and from Mesozoic sediments (in particular ammonites and rudists).

Over the years, collections stored in museum were greatly enlarged with specimens from Italy and abroad.

In 1928, as a consequence of the institution of the chair of Palaeontology, the Palaeontological Museum was founded.

Among the type-bearing collections, very important is the Sanfilippo collection. Ignazio Sanfilippo, a mining engineer, worked in the years 1929-1931 for the Italian Royal Government to search phosphates in Tripolitania (Libya). During his field trips he collected many fossils from Maastrichtian sediments of the lower Sofeggin valley that he donated the museum. Subsequently, several researchers studied this material: Checchia-Rispoli, Maccagno, Maxia, Serra, Sorrentino and Parona.

THE CATALOGUE ORGANISATION

This catalogue is taxonomically organised: within each mayor grouping, the taxa are listed by alphabetic order.

For each type there are eight records:

Record 1 - genus and species name, followed by the name of author(s) and year of institution of the species;

Record 2 - inventory number of MPUR (Museo Paleontologia Università Roma). The inventory numbers are prefixed i. (invertebrate), ve. (vertebrate) and vg.

(vegetable);

Record 3 - name of the collection;

Record 4 - kind of type: holotype or syntype or lecto- type;

Record 5 - stratigraphic distribution

Record 6 - geographic distribution (country, region, locality). For Italian localities the initials of the province name are put between brackets, after the type locality name;

Record 7 - original bibliographic reference, with the number of the illustration of the type specimen;

Record 8 - remarks.

Riccardo Manni

Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy e-mail: riccardo.manni@uniroma1.it

ABSTRACT - This paper is the first contribution towards a catalogue of all types stored in the Palaeontological Museum of “La Sapienza” University of Rome. The present list deals mainly with the collection Sanfilippo.

KEYWORDS: holotypes, syntypes, catalogue of types, Palaeontological Rome Museum PAROLECHIAVE: olotipi, sintipi, catalogo dei tipi, Museo di Paleontologia di Roma

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The types

All the specimens utilized for describing a new species are named types. In particular the holotype is the specimen, chosen by the author, to represent a new species.

The remaining specimens of that new species are identi- fied as paratypes. The ICZN (International Code of

Zoological Nomenclature) regulates the type nomenclature (1999).

If the holotype was not designed, all the specimens examined to describe a new species are syntypes.

Among the syntypes, a later author may choose a lecto- type. In this case the remaining syntypes are named paralectotypes.

Diploctenium zuffardii Maccagno, 1942 Fig. 1

MPUR: i.50 Coll. Sanfilippo holotype

Cretaceous, Maastrichtian

Libya, Tripolitania, Uadi Sofeggin Maccagno (1942): Pl. 1, Fig. 4.

Rispolites laevigatus Maccagno, 1942 Fig. 2

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley Maccagno (1942): Pl. 1, Fig. 1, Figs. 1 a-b

Remarks: two specimens were collected but only this specimen was figured and described by Maccagno.

This specimen has been polished probably by Maccagno herself.

Fig. 1 - Diploctenium zuffardii Maccagno, 1942 Holotype MPUR: i.50 (x 1).

Fig. 2 - Rispolites laevigatus Maccagno, 1942 Holotype MPUR: i.46 (x 3).

ANIMALIA INVERTEBRATA

COELENTERATA

ANTHOZOA

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Libycerithium saccoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1937 Fig. 3

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley

Checchia-Rispoli (1937): Pl. 10, Fig. 1, Figs. 1 a-b, Fig. 2.

Sauvagesia checchiai Parona, 1933 Fig. 4

MPUR: i.126 Coll. Sanfilippo syntype

Cretaceous, Cenomanian-Turonian

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Uadi Efalgo Parona (1933): Pl. 1, Fig. 4

Remarks: this specimen has been cut, probably by Parona himself, in its proximal and distal parts.

Sauvagesia sanfilippoi Parona, 1933 Fig. 5

MPUR: i.123-125 Coll. Sanfilippo syntypes

Cretaceous, Turonian

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Uadi Efalgo Parona (1933): Pl. 1, Fig. 1

Remarks: specimens i.123 and i.124 have been separated from i.125. In particular specimen i.124 has been cut in its distal part, probably by Parona himself.

Fig. 4 - Sauvagesia checchiai Parona, 1933 Syntype MPUR: i.126 (x 2,1).

Fig. 5 - Sauvagesia sanfilippoi Parona, 1933 Syntypes MPUR: i.123- 125 (x 0.45).

Fig. 3 - Libycerithium saccoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1937 Holotype MPUR: i.122 (x 1,3).

BIVALVIA

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Indoceras checchiai Sorrentino, 1932 Fig. 6

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Sorrentino (1932): Pl. 5, Figs. 1-2.

Indoceras ismaeli libycum Sorrentino, 1932 Fig. 7

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley Sorrentino (1932): Pl. 4, Figs. 1-2

Remarks: legit Indoceras ismaeli libycum and not Indoceras ismaeli libyca because generic name is neuter, not feminine [see ICZN (1999), Art. 30.1.2)].

Kossmaticeras gortani Maxia, 1942 Fig. 8

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley Maxia (1942): Pl. 8, Figs. 3-4.

Fig. 6 - Indoceras checchiai Sorrentino, 1932 Holotype MPUR: i.56 (x 0,4).

Fig. 7 - Indoceras ismaeli libycum Sorrentino, 1932 Holotype MPUR: i.55 (x 0,5).

Fig. 8 - Kossmaticeras gortani Maxia , 1942 Holotype MPUR: i.506 (x 0,83).

CEPHALOPODA

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Parapachydiscus sanfilippoi Maxia, 1942 Fig. 9

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley Maxia (1942): Pl. 8, Figs. 7-8.

Nautilus sanfilippoi Sorrentino, 1932 Fig. 10

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Uadi Thala Sorrentino (1932): Pl. 6, Figs. 1-3.

Botriopygus lamberti Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Fig. 11

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1931): Pl. 2, Figs. 13-16.

Fig. 9 - Parapachydiscus sanfilippoi Maxia, 1942 Holotype MPUR: i.507 (x 0,85).

Fig. 10 - Nautilus sanfilippoi Sorrentino, 1932 Holotype MPUR: i.62 (x 0,45).

Fig. 11 - Botriopygus lamberti Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Holotype MPUR: i.42 (x 2,4).

ECHINODERMATA

ECHINOIDEA

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Botriopygus millosevichi Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Fig. 12

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1931) : Pl. 2, Fig. 11

Remarks: the specimen corresponds to that indicated by Checchia-Rispoli (1931) as “length 27 mm, width 21 mm and height 10 mm”.

Botriopygus vinassai Serra, 1935 Fig. 13

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley Serra (1935): Pl. 5, Figs. 1, 1 a.

Conulus parravanoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Fig. 14

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1932): Pl. 1, Fig. 1, Figs. 1 a-b; Pl. 2, Fig. 4.

Fig. 12 - Botriopygus millosevichi Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Syntype MPUR: i.39 (x 3).

Fig. 13 - Botriopygus vinassai Serra, 1935 Holotype MPUR: i.114 (x 2,4).

Fig. 14 - Conulus parravanoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Holotype MPUR: i.72 (x 1,1).

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Conulus sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1930 Fig. 15

Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Libya, Tripolitania, Uadi Ururigh

Checchia-Rispoli (1930b): Pl. 8, Figs. 1-6

Remarks: two specimens are mentioned by Checchia- Rispoli (1930b), but only this was figured.

Clypeaster lovisatoi Cotteau, 1895 Fig. 16

MPUR: i.169 Coll. Sardinia syntype

Neogene, Miocene Italy, Sardinia

Cotteau (1895): Tav. 2, Fig. 1.

Gitolampas lamberti Checchia-Rispoli, 1921 Fig. 17

MPUR: i.151 Coll. Franchi syntype

Cretaceous, Senonian

Libya, Tripolitania, Mount Turiri, Socna Checchia-Rispoli (1921): Pl. 7, Figs. 15-16.

Fig. 15 - Conulus sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1930 Syntype MPUR: i.44 (x 2).

Fig. 16 - Clypeaster lovisatoi Cotteau, 1895 Syntype MPUR: i. 169 (x 0,9).

Fig. 17 - Gitolampas lamberti Checchia-Rispoli, 1921 Syntype MPUR: i. 151 (x 3.2).

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Globator dainellii Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Fig. 18

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1932): Pl. 1, Fig. 2, Figs. 2 a-b Remarks: Checchia-Rispoli (1932) studied two specimens; the largest one is figured here.

Hemiaster paronai Checchia-Rispoli, 1921 Fig. 19

MPUR: i.149 Coll. Franchi syntype

Libya, Tripolitania, Uadi Sofeggin, Chescem Mesida Checchia-Rispoli (1921): Pl. 8, Fig. 24

Remarks: two specimens are mentioned by Checchia- Rispoli (1921), but only this was figured.

Leiocidaris sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Fig. 20

Libya, Tripolitania, Gebel Ururigh Checchia-Rispoli (1932b): Pl. 1, Figs. 1-2.

Fig. 18 - Globator dainellii Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Syntype MPUR: i.74 (x 1).

Fig. 19 - Hemiaster paronai Checchia-Rispoli, 1921 Syntype MPUR: i.149 (x 4,5).

Fig. 20 - Leiocidaris sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Holotype MPUR: i.90 (x 1).

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Leiocidaris tripolitana Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Fig. 21

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1931): Pl. 1, Fig. 3.

Lovenia loveni Checchia-Rispoli, 1926 Fig. 22

MPUR: i.165 Coll. Crema holotype

Neogene, middle Miocene

Libya, Cirenaica, Tobruc, Uadi Auda Checchia-Rispoli (1926): Pl. 1, Figs. 1-2.

Noetlingaster lamberti Checchia-Rispoli, 1930 Fig. 23

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1930): Pl. 1, Fig. 2; Pl. 3, Fig. 1; Pl.

4, Fig. 1.

Fig. 21 - Leiocidaris tripolitana Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Syntype MPUR: i.36 (x 1.7).

Fig. 22 - Lovenia loveni Checchia-Rispoli, 1926 Holotype MPUR: i. 165 (x 1).

Fig. 23 - Noetlingaster lamberti Checchia-Rispoli, 1930 Holotype MPUR: i.101 (x 0.5).

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Noetlingaster millosevichi Checchia-Rispoli, 1930 Fig. 24

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1930): Pl. 2, Figs. 1-2; Pl. 4, Fig. 3.

Noetlingaster sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1930 Fig. 25

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1930): Pl. 1, Fig. 1; Pl. 3, Fig. 2; Pl.

4, Fig. 2.

Orthopsis sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Fig. 26

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1931): Pl. 1, Figs. 8-10

Remarks: the specimen corresponds to that indicated by Checchia-Rispoli (1931) as “diameter 19 mm, height 8 mm”.

Fig. 24 - Noetlingaster millosevichi Checchia-Rispoli, 1930 Syntype MPUR: i.102 (x 0.5).

Fig. 25 - Noetlingaster sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1930 Holotype MPUR: i.100 (x 0.5).

Fig. 26 - Orthopsis sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Syntype MPUR: i.34 (x 4).

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Phymosoma mortenseni Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Fig. 27

Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Libya, Tripolitania, Serù Laràneb

Checchia-Rispoli (1932b): Pl. 1, Figs. 8-9

Remarks: two specimens are mentioned by Checchia- Rispoli (1932b); the best preserved one is figured here.

Phymosoma paronai Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Fig. 28

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1931): Pl. 2, Fig. 4

Remarks: two specimens are mentioned by Checchia- Rispoli (1931), but only this was figured.

Pyrina mortenseni Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Fig. 29

Libya, Tripolitania, Gebel Ururigh

Checchia-Rispoli (1932): Pl. 2, Fig. 1; Pl. 3, Fig. 1, Fig.

1 a

Remarks: the specimen corresponds to that indicated by Checchia-Rispoli (1932) as “length 35 mm, width 31,5 mm and height 24,5 mm”.

Fig. 27 - Phymosoma mortenseni Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Syntype MPUR: i.97 (x 1.3).

Fig. 28 - Phymosoma paronai Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Syntype MPUR: i.38 (x 1.5).

Fig. 29 - Pyrina mortenseni Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Syntype MPUR: i.69 (x 1.8).

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Procassidulus clericii Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Fig. 30

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1931): Pl. 1, Fig. 16.

Salenia lamberti Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Fig. 31

Libya, Tripolitania, Gebel Aremba

Checchia-Rispoli (1932b): Pl. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 3 a.

Spatagoides aichinoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Fig. 32

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1931b): Fig. 1; Pl. 1, Figs. 4-6 .

Fig. 30 - Procassidulus clericii Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Holotype MPUR: i.37 (x 2).

Fig. 31 - Salenia lamberti Checchia-Rispoli, 1932 Syntype MPUR: i.96 (x 3).

Fig. 32 - Spatagoides aichinoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Holotype MPUR: i.89 (x 1).

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Spatagoides martellii Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Fig. 33

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1931b): Pl. 1, Figs. 1-3

Remarks: two specimens are mentioned by Checchia- Rispoli (1931b): one of which strongly deformed.

Spatagoides tripolitanus Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Fig. 34

Libya, Tripolitania, lower Sofeggin valley, Gebel Misid Checchia-Rispoli (1931b) : Pl. 1, Figs. 7-8.

Zuffardia cerullii Checchia-Rispoli, 1933 Fig. 35

Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Libya, Tripolitania, Scèfscel

Checchia-Rispoli (1933): Pl. 1, Fig. 1, Fig. 4.

Fig. 33 - Spatagoides martellii Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Syntype MPUR: i.86 (x 1).

Fig. 34 - Spatagoides tripolitanus Checchia-Rispoli, 1931 Holotype MPUR: i.88 (x 1.5).

Fig. 35 - Zuffardia cerullii Checchia-Rispoli, 1933 Syntype MPUR: i.84 (x 2.2).

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Ophioglypha paronai Checchia-Rispoli, 1921 Fig. 36

MPUR: i.150 Coll. Franchi holotype

Libya, Tripolitania, Mount Turiri-Hammam, Socna Checchia-Rispoli (1921): Pl. 8, Figs. 28-29

Remarks: this specimen was figured, without description.

Cancer sismondai antiatina Maxia, 1946 Fig. 37

MPUR: i. 6067 Coll. Clerici holotype

Neogene, Pliocene, Piacenzian Italy, Latium, Anzio (Rome)

Maxia (1946): Fig. 1; Pl. 1, Figs. 2-3.

Ranina propinqua Ristori,1891 Fig. 38

MPUR: i.543 Coll. Ristori holotype

Neogene, Pliocene

Italy, Umbria, Città della Pieve (PG) Ristori (1891): Pl. 1, Figs. 4-7

Remarks: Ristori (1891) figured the specimen as mirror image.

Fig. 36 - Ophioglypha paronai Checchia-Rispoli, 1921 Holotype MPUR: i.150 (x 2.3).

Fig. 37 - Cancer sismondai antiatina Maxia, 1946 Holotype MPUR: i.6067 (x 0.5).

Fig. 38 - Ranina propinqua, Ristori 1891 Holotype MPUR: i. 543 (x 0,81).

OPHIUROIDEA

ARTHROPODA

BRACHYURA

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Dalpiazia stromeri Checchia-Rispoli, 1933 Fig. 39

MPUR: ve.4465 Coll. Sanfilippo holotype

Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Libya, Tripolitania, Sofeggin Checchia-Rispoli (1933b): Fig.1.

Schizorhiza weileri Serra, 1933 Fig. 40

MPUR: ve.4466 Coll. Sanfilippo holotype

Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Libya, Tripolitania, Sofeggin Serra (1933): Pl. 3, Fig. 1.

Stephanodus checchiai Maccagno, 1950 Fig. 41

MPUR: ve.4569 Coll. Sanfilippo syntype

Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Libya, Tripolitania, Sofeggin Maccagno (1950): Pl. 2, Fig. 118.

Fig. 39 - Dalpiazia stromeri Checchia-Rispoli, 1933 Holotype MPUR: ve.4465 (x 3).

Fig. 40 - Schizorhiza weileri Serra, 1933 Holotype MPUR: ve.4466 (x 4.7).

Fig. 41 - Stephanodus checchiai Maccagno, 1950 Syntype MPUR: ve.4569 (x 9.5).

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Checchia-Rispoli G. (1921) - Fauna del Neocretacico della Tripolitania. Echinidi. Mem. R. Com. geol. It. , 8, pt. 2, 3-31.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1926) - Illustrazione degli echinidi ceno- zoici della Cirenaica raccolti dall’ing. C. Crema. Boll. R.

Uff. Geol. It., 51 (13), 1-10.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1930) - Sul genere Noetlingaster Vredenburg. Boll. R. Uff. Geol. It., 55 (10), 1-24.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1930b) - Su di un echinide tetramero del Cretaceo della Tripolitania. Boll. Soc. Geol. It. , 49 (1), 79- 82.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1931) - Illustrazione di alcuni echinidi del Maestrichtiano della Tripolitania raccolti da Ignazio Sanfilippo. Mem. Soc. Geol. It., 1, 1-22.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1931b) - Sopra alcuni Spatagoidi del Maestrichtiano della Tripolitania. Boll. R. Uff. Geol. It., 56 (5), 1-14.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1932) - Su alcuni echinidi cretacei della Tripolitania. Mem. R. Acc. Geol. It., Cl. Sc. Fis. Mat. Nat., 3 (4), 1-32.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1932b) - Echinidi regolari del Maestrichtiano della Tripolitania. Boll. R. Uff. Geol. It., 57 (3), 1-16.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1933) - Echinidi cretacei della Tripolitania. Boll. R. Uff. Geol. It., 58 (9), 1-14.

Checchia-Rispoli (1933b) - Di un nuovo genere di «Pristidae»

del Cretaceo superiore della Tripolitania. Mem. R. Acc. It., Cl. Sc. Fis. Mat. Nat., 4, 1-6.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1937) - Libycerithium nuovo genere del Maestrichtiano della Tripolitania. Boll. Soc. Geol. It., 56 (3), 297-302.

Cotteau M.G. (1895) - Description des Echinides recueillis par M. Lovisato dans le Miocène de la Sardaigne. Mém. Soc.

Géol. Fr., 5 (13), 1-56

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1999) - International Code of Zoological Nomenclature adopted by the International Union of Biological Sciences. Fourth edi- tion. 306pp. London.

Maccagno A. M. (1942) - Zoantari Maestrichtiani della Tripolitania. Atti R. Acc. It., Rend. Cl. Sc. Fis. Mat. Nat., ser., 3, 3, 786-796.

Maccagno A. M. (1950) - Illustrazione della ittiofauna del Maestrichtiano dellaTripolitania, raccolta dalla missione Sanfilippo. Atti Acc. Pontaniana, S.N., 3, 41-64.

Maxia C. (1942) - Ammoniti Maestrichtiane della Tripolitania.

Boll. Soc. Geol. It., 61 (3), 469-487.

Maxia C. (1946) - Su alcuni crostacei dei dintorni di Roma.

Boll. R. Uff. Geol. It., 69 (7), 129-150.

Parona C.F. (1933) - Di alcune rudiste della Tripolitania. Boll. R.

Uff. Geol. It., 58 (2), 1-8.

Ristori G. (1891) - Contributo alla fauna carcinologica del Pliocene Italiano. Atti Soc. Tosc. Sc. Nat., 11, 9-18.

Serra G. (1933) - Di una nuova specie di Schizorhiza del Maestrichtiano della Tripolitania. Riv. It. Paleont., 39 (11- 12), 103-108.

Serra G. (1935) - Descrizione di alcuni echinidi dei giacimenti fosfatici della Tripolitania. Boll. Soc. Geol. It., 54, 121-126.

Sorrentino S. (1932) - Cefalopodi Maestrichtiani della Tripolitania. Boll. Soc. Geol. It., 51, 189-210.

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