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Molare, Italy

Formation	Molare
Age:	28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic
Interval	Chattian
Lithology	conglomerate/floatstone, conglomerate/sandstone, sandstone, framestone/packstone, bindstone, floatstone, framestone, bafflestone/wackestone, bindstone/packstone, rudstone, conglomerate, "limestone", sandstone/conglomerate
Number of Collections	20
Number of Occurrences	174

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Valzemola reef	Millesimo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy	Molare
Maddalena section	Sassello, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy	Molare
Dego	Savona Province, Liguria, Italy	Molare
Carcare	Savona Province, Liguria, Italy	Molare
Pareto	Alessandria Province, Piedmont, Italy	Molare

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Pyrgo sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hauerinidae : *Pyrgo*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Ostracoda class	3	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Bryozoa phylum	2	Animalia : Bryozoa	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Scleractinia order	4	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Astreopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : *Astreopora*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Astreopora meneghiniana species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Astreopora : *Astreopora meneghiniana*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Astreopora tecta species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Astreopora : *Astreopora tecta*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Actinacis rollei species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinacididae : Actinacis : *Actinacis rollei*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Astrocoenia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : *Astrocoenia*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Stylocoenia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : *Stylocoenia*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Stylocoenia taurinensis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Stylocoenia : *Stylocoenia taurinensis*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Euphyllia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Euphylliidae : *Euphyllia*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Antiguastrea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : *Antiguastrea*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Antiguastrea lucasiana species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Antiguastrea : *Antiguastrea lucasiana*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Colpophyllia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : *Colpophyllia*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Diploria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : *Diploria*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Favia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : *Favia*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Favia subdenticulata species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia : *Favia subdenticulata*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Hydnophora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : *Hydnophora*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Leptoria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : *Leptoria*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Montastraea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : *Montastraea*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Montastrea inaequalis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : *Montastrea inaequalis*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Variabilifavia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : *Variabilifavia*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Variabilifavia confertissima species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Variabilifavia : *Variabilifavia confertissima*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Stylophora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : *Stylophora*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Porites nummulitica species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : *Porites nummulitica*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Barysmilia irregularis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhipidogyridae : Barysmilia : *Barysmilia irregularis*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Septastrea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : *Septastrea*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Mollusca phylum	2	Animalia : Mollusca	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Bivalvia class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Pectinidae family	5	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Cypraeorbis exsplendens species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Cypraeorbis : *Cypraeorbis exsplendens*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Lyncina praecedens species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Lyncina : *Lyncina praecedens*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Trona carcarensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Trona : *Trona carcarensis*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Trivia (Trivia) michelottii species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Trivia : *Trivia (Trivia) michelottii*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Foraminifera phylum	2	Foraminifera	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Sphaerogypsina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Acervulinidae : *Sphaerogypsina*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Amphistegina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Amphisteginidae : *Amphistegina*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Eulepidina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Lepidocyclinidae : *Eulepidina*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Nodosariidae family	5	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Nodosariidae	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Heterostegina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nummulitidae : *Heterostegina*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Nummulites sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nummulitidae : *Nummulites*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Operculina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nummulitidae : *Operculina*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Planorbulina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Planorbulinidae : *Planorbulina*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Pararotalia sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Calcarinidae : *Pararotalia*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Trifarina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Uvigerinidae : *Trifarina*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Corallina sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Corallina*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Corallinoideae subfamily	5.3	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Corallinoideae	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Jania sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Jania*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Jania nummulitica species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Jania : *Jania nummulitica*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Lithophyllum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Lithophyllum*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Lithophyllum intumescens species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum : *Lithophyllum intumescens*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Lithophyllum ligusticum species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum : *Lithophyllum ligusticum*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Lithophyllum perrandoi species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum : *Lithophyllum perrandoi*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Lithophyllum quadrangulum species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum : *Lithophyllum quadrangulum*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Lithoporella melobesioides species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithoporella : *Lithoporella melobesioides*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Lithoporella minus species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithoporella : *Lithoporella minus*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Neogoniolithon sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Neogoniolithon*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Spongites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Spongites*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Spongites personatus species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Spongites : *Spongites personatus*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Lithothamnion sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : *Lithothamnion*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Lithothamnion valens species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Lithothamnion : *Lithothamnion valens*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Mesophyllum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : *Mesophyllum*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Mesophyllum fructiferum species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Mesophyllum : *Mesophyllum fructiferum*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Mesophyllum ingestum species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Mesophyllum : *Mesophyllum ingestum*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Mesophyllum obsitum species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Mesophyllum : *Mesophyllum obsitum*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Phymatolithon sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : *Phymatolithon*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Archaeolithothamnion sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : *Archaeolithothamnion*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Sporolithon sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : *Sporolithon*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Sporolithon airoldii species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Sporolithon : *Sporolithon airoldii*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Peyssonnelia antiqua species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Cryptonemiales : Peyssonneliaceae : Peyssonnelia : *Peyssonnelia antiqua*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic

References

Schilder F. A. (1932) Revisione delle Cypraeacea Fossili del Piemonte e della Liguria, Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia 38 1-2, 9-52

Fravega P., Piazza M., et al (1994) Oligocene coral and algal reef and related facies of Valzemola (Savona, NW Italy), Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 100, 423-456

Basso D., Bracchi V. (2009) The Oligocene coral and red algae reef of Maddalena (Sassellino, Savona), Annali dell’Università degli Studi di Ferrara

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