Paralepididae Bonaparte, 1835

Lin, Chien-Hsiang, Brzobohatý, Rostislav, Nolf, Dirk & Girone, Angela, 2017, Tortonian teleost otoliths from northern Italy: taxonomic synthesis and stratigraphic significance, European Journal of Taxonomy 322, pp. 1-44 : 16

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.322
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3848325
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scientific name	Paralepididae Bonaparte, 1835
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A paralepidid otolith from Sant’Agata Fossili ( Fig. 4O View Fig ) is characterised by a very elongate shape, by a large ostial colliculum reaching to the antero-dorsal rim, and by a swollen ventral area. It shows much similarity with otoliths of the Recent genus Lestrolepis (see Smale et al. 1995: pl. 16, figs C1, C2; Lin & Chang 2012: pls 9, 77). However, the available specimen is too worn for an unambiguous generic attribution. Another paralepidid otolith ( Fig. 4H View Fig ), which is clearly different from the above-mentioned specimen, can be referred to the genus Paralepis (see Girone et al. 2010: fig. 6), but the preservation status does not allow any specific attribution.

References

Girone A., Nolf D. & Cavallo O. 2010. Fish otoliths from the pre-evaporitic (Early Messinian) sediments of northern Italy: their stratigraphic and palaeobiogeographic significance. Facies 56: 399 - 432. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10347 - 010 - 0212 - 6

Lin C. - H. & Chang C. - W. 2012. Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes. National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung.

Smale M. J., Watson G. & Hecht T. 1995. Otolith Atlas of Southern African Marine Fishes. Ichthyological Monographs of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 1, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa.

Figures

Fig. 4. Tortonian fish otoliths from northern Italy. A. Gonostoma sp., Costa Vescovato (IRSNB P 9709). B. Gonostomatidae indet., Mondovi, Madonna della Neve (IRSNB P 9710). C–E. Polyipnus sp.; C. Sant’Alosio, D–E. Stazzano (IRSNB P 9711–P 9713). F. Argyropelecus sp., Sant’Agata Fossili (IRSNB P 9714). G. Polymetme sp., Mondovi, Madonna della Neve (IRSNB P 9715). H. Paralepis sp., Sant’Agata Fossili(IRSNB P 9716).I.?Woodsia sp., Mondovi, Madonna dellaNeve (IRSNB P 9717). J–K. Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789), Sant’Agata Fossili (IRSNB P 9718–P 9719). L. Scopelarchus analis (Brauer, 1902), Mondovi, Madonna della Neve (IRSNB P 9720). M–N. Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871), Sant’Agata Fossili (IRSNB P 9721–P 9722). O.?Lestrolepis sp., Sant’Agata Fossili (IRSNB P 9723). P–Q. Bolinichthys italicus (Anfossi & Mosna, 1971), Sant’Agata Fossili (IRSNB P 9724–P 9725). R. Benthosema aff. glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837), Mondovi, Madonna della Neve (IRSNB P 9726). S–T. Benthosema fitchi Brzobohatý & Schultz, 1978; S. Costa Vescovato, T. Sant’Alosio (IRSNB P 9727–P 9728). U. Diaphus befralai Brzobohatý & Nolf, 2000, Mondovi, Madonna della Neve (IRSNB P 9729). V–W. Diaphus cavallonis Brzobohatý & Nolf, 2000, Costa Vescovato (IRSNB P 9730–P 9731). 1 = ventral view; 2 = inner view; 3 = anterior view; 4 = posterior view. Scale bars = 1 mm.