Ostracoda from the Lower Messinian of Lampedusa Island: Systematics and Chronostratigraphical Significance

BoL!ettino deLta Società Paleontologim Italiana 40 (1), 2001 ISSN 0375-7633 81-96 5 pls. Modena, Aprile 2001

Ostracoda from the lower Messinian of Lampedusa Island: systematics and chronostratigraphical significance

Barbara DALLANTONIA Alessandro Bossro Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra Università degli tudi di Pisa

KEYWORDS - Miocene Ostracoda, Systematics, Chronostrat.igmphy, Lower Messinian, Lampedusa Island. ABSTRACT - The Messinian shalfow water marine carbonate succimio11 ofLr1mpedm11 Mmui wns ext1msivc/.y sn111pl1!d. le11cls refcmblc to the Cnpo Grecale .Member and thl' overl;iing Vfll/011e della Forbice Mcmbuyielded tilnmdn11t n.nd dùm-sifìed ostr11cod fa1111ris. 1J•ste11111tic rm11/y sis revealed28 spi!des, ofthese 5 are lcft i11 open nomenclature. Loxoconclrn li pad usensis is descrlbcdhercin m new. The IY!Co 11erl'd ostracod rmemblagus c1111 be relinbl:y correlaied wilh those kno11111 fi·om t.he pre-t:vnporiiic Messi11in11 sh11/low water dt:posits ofthe Meditemmenn. From rt p11/aecologicn/ viewpoim rhe 1wociatitms rtre domiJlf1t.ed by shnllow mmùtr: 1nxn, 111hil11 emJ•hnlim: and bmckish species are more randomiy rcpresemed. n'l!J' suggest n nearly normnL snliniry sha/10111 envù·o1111u11r, referablc 10· the upper P"''' o[ the i!lneJ· neri tic zone.

RIASSUNTO - [Ostracodi del Messiniano inferiore dell'Isola di Lampedu a: sisccmacica e significato cronost rar.~~rafico] - t sltltfl nralizzatn unn campionfltm·rt della sucussiom:. carbonatica supra-miocenica nffiorarm• nell'Isola di Ln111pnl11sa. Jllctmi livelli rip•ribili nl /vfm1bro Capo Grecn/11 e al sovmst1t71te Membr(I Vn/101111 de/In F(lrbice hnnnò fornito ostmcofìmne pirmosto abbondami e diversiflcntc. 0110 .finti: rù:onosciute 28 diverse .lflfcie, 5 deUe quali sono lasciate a 11ot111mdatura apena e Loxocoll ha lip-adusensis è descriun. come nuova. L!! associazioni ad ostracodi risultttno perfettamente correlabili con q1telle di 1111nloghi depositi dcl M1•ssiniano ùtfi-riorc precvaporitico dell'nrM mcditl!rra11en. Dal p1111to di vista palcqambicntnli! l'ostmcofa1111n è dominarn tla tnxn litom/i con presmZll spo,mdiG'n di {orme c11rinli11e e/o salma stre e offre pertanto indicazioni di rm ambiente deposizional.e marino poco profondo (riferibile alla parte superiore tfeila zona neritica interna) con caratteristiche flsito-chimirhe pressoché normali.

INTRODUCTION Member, Capo Grecale Member and Vallone della Forbice Member. The carbonates exhibit a varied Lampedusa Island rogether with Linosa and ra nge of se.rara and are dea1·ly affecred by con iderable Lampione form rhe so-called Pelagian Archipelago. synsendimenrary acriviry. T hey are collecrively refer T hey are situaced ac che norrh-ea tern margin of che able to coral reef facies dominateci by Po rites, present-day Tunisian hel f and ourh-west of rhe Tarbellastraca and Halimeda e mmw1i cies, which are main graben of th e Sicilian Srrair. Excepc fo r Linosa, rypical of the Upper Miocene coral reef belt in che which is en cirely compo ed of Lare Plei toc;:ene v 1- Centra! and Western Mediterranean. canics, rhe most sourherl y island of La mpione aad Segre (l 960) placed the La mpedusa carbonatll:s Lampedusa represenr rhe onl y ubaerial outcrops of within che Miocene and Bonnefou & Artru (1 968) Tertiary sedimenrs wichin rhe cenrral area of che referred them to the Helvetian. Recently Borsetti & Pelagian Block. From a generai point of view ch e Colantoni (1973) and rasso & Pedley (1985) Pelagian Block bclongs to the nortbern margin of che assigned the Lampedusa Formation to the Upper African Plate and forms pan of he fo reland of che Miocene. The latter authors placed the mid Capo Maghrebian fold-and-thrust belr char extends fro m Grecale Member within the Tortonian on the basis North Africa co iciJ y (Burroller etal. , 1978). boch of the palaeomological co nrent (presence of few Lampedusa Is.laad has been rhe ubjecc of geo l o~ coral genera dominaced by Porites p. ; abundance of ical and paJaeoncological tudies i.nce i;he 1950 Borelis melo melo and· absence of Borelis melo curdica) ( egre 1954 1960; Bonnefo u & Artru 1968; and the trong imi larity wi th the Upp r raJline Borsetti & Colantoni, ] 973). The paper of Gras o & ime eone Formation of the Maltese Ard1i pelago. Pedley (1 985), ro which che reader is referred fo r fo r T he uppermost levels of the youngest member, which rher informarion, provides a decailed srra rigraphical are composed of wackstones with abundant, but low and scmcrural analy, i of che carbonare exposed in diversity bivalve faunas, are tentatively referred to the eh island. T he above- menrioned amhor placed eh lower Messinian. whole carbonare succession in che Lam pedu a Forma The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the ostra tion, whi ch can be ubdivided inca eh fo llowing cod assemblages of che Larn pedu a Formation and to clue , members (from rhe base ro rhe t0p): Cala Pi ·ana discuss their chrono crntigraphi ca l significance. 82 B. DALL'ANTONIA, A. BOSSJO

MATERIALS AND PRELIMINARY DATA moUuscs, echinoids, gasrropods, bryozoans, crus raceans, sponge spicuJes and fecal pellecs commonly AH three members of the Lampedusa Form.acioa occur in rhe examined residues. A few samples are were investigated. Tbe ba.rd unwashable rocks were almost barren of micro and macrofossils. Samples (3- analized tluough thin sections (20 samples). Fifry 12) from Isola dei Conigli, referab.le to che Vallone chree samples collecced in che more marly-pelitic lev Imbriacole Beds (Capo Grecale Member), concain els were used for micropalaeontogical analyses, espe Borelis melo melo and severa! species of Miliolida. cially osaacods. The sample location is given in Text fìg. 1. THE OSTRACODA The chin section analysis made it possibl.e to rec ognize che differenc microfacies documented by The best preserved and richesc ostracod faunas Grasso & Pedley (1985). Much of che srrara consisr of were encountered in che wakestones and packsrones wakesrones and eackscones (ofren recrystallized) rich cropping out in che eascern area of Cala Calandra, in fragments of corals, molluscs, echinoids, red which can be assigned to che Vallone Imbriacole Bed coralline algae, brown algae (Haiimeda) , bryozoans, of che Capo Grecale Member (samples 38, 40, 42, 44, small gastropods, serpulids and benchic foraminifer 46, 52) and to rhe Vallone della Forbice Member (Miliolida, Texuraliriida and Elphidiida are often (sample 50). abundanc). Becweeo chese dominane levels, scattered Twency-eight species were recogniud and of these horizons composed of oncoidal and peloidal grain one is proposed as new and five are left in open scones and pacl

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~ Vallone della Forbice Member P. Maccaferri F:?::1 Dunes mm Vallone lmbriacole beds ] ~ Capo Grecale Member Main raised beach, Samples Cala Calandra beds ~ D deposits and alluvium .,1!i'.J tor isolated microfossils / Faults ~ tor thin sections Punta Guitgia beds / ] C•I• """" Mom""' }! Flexure ~ Punta maccaferri beds -~ / Text-fìg. 1 - Geologica! sketch-map ofLampedusa Island (modifìed after Grasso & Pedley, 1985) and sampling sites. OSTRACODA FROM THE LOWER MESSINIAN OF LAMPEDUSA !SLAND 83

CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHICAL IMPLICATIONS

On che basi of data gleaned from the lit rarure and rhe unpubli hed researd1 of rhe presene aurhoc rhe identifìed taxa can be di\o'.ided in three main group . The first consists of long-ranging pecie ucb a TriebeLina raripi!a (MUller), Caltistocythere pallida (M iiller) and Grinioneis haidingeri (Ruggieri). The ·econd group includes raxa w!iose range is rescricred to rhe Upper Miocene. They are: Neonesidea nigrescens (Ruggieri), Callistocythcre mon tana Doruk, Auri/a freudenthali Si singh, Aw'ila impressa Ruggieri, PeterauriLa musculus Aruca & Ruggì eri. Finally, che· mo t nocable group con i t of truca, whjch are known only from rhe lower pre-evaporicic Text-fig. 3 - Horìwn wich abundant bivalvcs in the Punta Messinian and/or from rhe o-called "Saheuan" Maccaferri Bcds (Cala Pisana; samples 13, 14). deposirs. The species belonging to this third group are lisred below (those r ported only from the "Sahelian deposits" and those occurring both in the "Sahelian" and lower Messinian strata are marked by Dorukella beli.a Russo, Bonaduc & Ruggieri [S] rhe symbol [S] and [lower M-S] respectively): Heliocythere brontotherium Bonaduce, Ruggieri &

t Ru so [S) Sytvestra bismuifli Bonaduce, Russo & Barra [ l Pokornyella italica Ruggieri, Russo & Bossio Sylvestra gravida Bonaduce, Russo & Barra [S] [lower M-S] Miocypritleis ornatissima Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Tenedocythere subu!ata Bonaduce, Ruggieri & Russo & Bismuth [ ] Russo [ ] Capsacythere sicula (Aruca) [!ower M- ] Loxoconcha lipadusensis sp. nov. [lower M-S]. Carinocythereis cultrata (Ruggieri & Ru o) [S] Tegmenia tegminata Bonaduce, Ruggieri & Russo [S] The above-listed taxa are characteristic of and Anttella saheliensis (Arura) [lower M- ] exdusive ro che widespread., li ccoral depo it which Auri/a babinoti Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Russo & precede che aliniry cri i in che Cenrral and We tem Bismuth [S] Medirerranean and chcy have been colleccively indi Auri/a malzi Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Russo & caced as che " ahelian faunas" in past literarure. Bismuth [S] Sissingh (197 1), Ciampo (1986) ao.d M iculan (1992) Auri/a ? serp)'_lLum Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Russo & ruscu ed in d ca.il rhe ambiguiry inherenr in che use Bi muth l~] of che ' Sahelian" rage. We would only mencion thac Auri/a ? sp. 1 Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Russo & rhe cime-equivaleo ro che " ahelian' is difficult ro Bismuth [S] establish and has been referred by different authors boch to che lower pre-evaporitic Messinian and to the wider in.cerva! compri ing either pare of the Tortonian or che lower Mes inian. In terms of the ostracod faunas it muse be poinr ed out that several taxa of the so-called "Sahelian fau nas" have never been reported with certainry from well-dated Tortonian strata. Furthermore, whenever the benthic and/or plankronic foraminifer provided reliable bio-chrono a-atigraphical indicacion , che lev els containing che 'Sahelian fauna" ha.ve been referred co che lower pre-evaporiric Messinian. Specifìcally we refer co the Greensands and the Upper Coralline Limestone in the Maltese Archipelago (Russo & Bossio, 1976), the Calcare di Ro ignano Formarion in Tuscany (Bos io etaL, 1978, 198 l), the uppermost leve! of che Rio Mazzapi.edi Ca rellania Section ( . Agata Fo ili Formarion) in the Piedmonr Basin, rhe Calcareniti di Andrano Text-fig. 2 - Layer rich in oysters in thc Vallone Imbriacoli Beds Formation in the Salentine Peninsula (Bossio et al., (Cala Calandra; samples 38, 39). 1989, 1991), the Vigoleno Formation of the Piacenza 84 B. DALL'ANTONJA, A. BOSSJO

Subapennines (Miculan, 1992), rhe carbonare and NEONESIDEA NIGRESCENS (Ruggieri, 1962) marly deposi es of the Sorba Basin, SE Spain (Conesa PI. 2, fig. 1O & Babinor, 1990) and, finally, che Calcari di San Nicola Formacion in the Tremiti lslands 1962 Bairdia nigrescens RUGGIERI, pp. 11-12, text-fìgs. 4, 4a; pi. (Dall'Antonia, 2001). 1, fìgs. 7-8. On the basis of the above-mentioned data, we regard rhe occurrence of Arutella saheliensis, Our specimens have a somewhat more regular Capsacythere sicula and Pokornyella italica, which are venerai margin rhan chose described by Ruggieri widely reported from lower M;essinian deposics, as (1962) . The species is reported from the Tortonian of making it possible to assign conf-ìdendy the Vallone Enna, SiciJy (Ruggieri, 1962), the Upper Miocene of lmbriacoli Beds (Capo Grecale Member) and the the South Aegean Islands (Sissingh, 1972), the lower overlying Vallone della Forbice Member to che Jower Messinian of the Malrese Ard1ipelago (Russo & pre-evaporicic Messinian inr.erval. Bossio, 1976) and the Vigoleno Formation, Piacenza Subapennines (Miculan, 1992). PALAEOECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS Genus TRIEBELINA Van den Bold, 1946 The recovered associations ·are mainly composed of typical lirroral marine species. The commonest TRIEBELINA RARIPILA (Mi.iller, 1894) raxa usually belong to the genera Auri/a, Pokornye!La PI. 2, fig. 8 and Arutella. T he genera Ca!listocythe1·e, Loxoconcha Carinocythereis, Miocyprideis, and Xestoleberis are aJso 1894 Bairdia raripila MùLLER, p. 274, pi. 13, fìg. 37; pi. 15, fìgs. locall y quice abundanc. T here are scaccered occur 5-7, 28. rence.s ~f such caxa. as MiocyprirJ.:ù, Leptocythere LEPTOCYTHERIDAE Hanai, 1957 Genus CALLISTOCYTHERE Ruggieri, 1953 SYSTEMATIC NOTES CALLISTOCYTHERE MONTANA Doruk, 1980 In rhis section the taxa encounrered are briefly dis PI. 5, fig. 4 . cussed. A new species is herei n described. Ali d1e fig À 1 ured specimens are deposired in che Osrracoda 1980 C11llistocythen: montn1111 DoRUK, pp. 139-142, pi. 7I140, Collecrion of Prof. A. Bossio (C.0 .B. 25-72), fìgs. 1-2; pi. 7I142, fìgs. 1-3. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy. This distinctive species was originally described by Doruk (1980) from the Upper Miocene (Tortonian Subclass 0STRACODA Latreille, 1806 according to the Author) of the Mersin region, Order PODOCOPIDA Mi.iller, 1894 Turkey. It has been successively reporced from the Suborder PODOCOPA Sars, 1866 Upper Miocene of many localities of the Superfamily BAIRDIACEA Sars, 1866 Mediterranean area (Aruta, 1983; Ciampo, 1986; Family BAIRDIIDAE Sars, 1888 Bonaduce et al., 1992; Miculan, 1992; Babinot & Genus NEONESIDEA Maddocks, 1969 Boukli-Hacene, 1998).

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Figs. 1, 2, 4 - Anriln impressa Ruggieri, 1976b. I) LV, cxrernal view, sample 38, C.O.B. 27, (x 100); 2) RV, external view, sample 42, C.O.B. 28, (:x. 100); 4) C dorsa.I view, sa.mpk 38, C.0.B. 29, (x 90). Figs. 3, 5, 7 - Al/.rilfl malzi Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Ru sso & Bismuch, 1.992. 3) LV from C, cxi:crnal vicw, samplc 46, C.0.B. 35, (x 70); 5) RV from C, excernal view, sample 46, C.O.B. 36, (x 70); 7) C dorsal view, samplc 46, C.0.B. 37, (x 80). Fig. 6 - Auri/a freudemhnli S-ìssingh, 1972. LV, e:mr.nal view, S<\rnple 38, C.O.B. 34, (x lOO) . Figs. 8-10 lforilt1 sp. cf. A. cict1trico$11 (Reuss, 1850). 8) C_dorsal view, sa mP,le 38, C.0.B. 30, (x 80); 9) LV, exce raal view, sample 38, .O .B. 31, (x 80); 10) RV from C. extcrnal v1ew, sa.mple 40, C.0.B. 32, (x 80). B. DAU.'IJ.NTON!A, A. BOSS/O, OSTRACO DA FROM TH !: WWF.Il MESSINl/\N OF LAMPEDUSA ISLAND Pl. 1 86 B. DALL'ANTONIA, A. BOSSJO

CALLISTOCITHERE PALLIDA (Mii!ler, 1894) This species described by Bonaduce et al. (1992) PI. 5, fìg. 3 from the "Sahelian" of the Gulf of Gabes is relatively common in our materiai. 1894 Cythere pallida MOLLER, pp. 354-355, pi. 28, fig. 17. Fami!y TRACHYLEBERJDIDAE Sylvesrer-BradJey, 1948 Our specimens possess a moderately prominent ub.fumily TRACHYLEBERIDTNAE Sylvescer-Bradley, 1948 ornament and a well defined anteri.or depression, Genus CAPSACITHERE Bonaduce, Ruggieri & Russo, which separares rhe shon anrero-dorsal marginaJ rib 1988 from che im1er oblique rib co.ni:1ecring. the ey,: rube~ cle to che anter<>-ventraJ area. C. pallida (Mtiller) lS CAPSACYTHERE SICULA (Aruta, 1966) known from che Upper Miocene (Arura, 1983; PI. 3, fig. 3 Ciampo, 1986) to the Recent (Miiller, 1894; Breman, 1975; Bonaduce et al., 1976) of the 1966 Falunia sicula ARUTA, p. 4, text-fìg. 2/1; pi. 1, fìg. 1. Mediterranean. A very discincrive species, which is widely distrib Genus SYLVESTRA Doruk, 1973b uted in the Mess.inian of the Mediterranean area. lt is reporced from the "Sahelian" of Sicily (Aruta, 1966, SYLVESTRA BISMUTHI Bonaduce, Russo & Barra, 1990 l 983; Bonaduce et al., 1988b) and the Gulf of Gabes PI. 5, fig. 6 (Bonaduce et al., 1992) as well as from the lower Messinian of the Maltese Archipelago (Russo & 1990 Sylvestra bism11thi BONADUCE, Russo & BARRA, pp. 282, Bossio, 1976, cited as Olimfa/unia aff. sicula), 284, pi. 2, fìg. 1. Tuscany (Bossio et al., 1981) and the Salentine Peninsula (Bossio et al., 1989, 1991). According to A single carapace of this species, belonging to the Guernet et al. (1996) C. sicula is indicarive of the thermophilic genus Sylvestra Doruk, 1973b (see marine lower Messinian. Bonaduce et al., 1990) was recovered in sample 44. Genus CARINOCITHEREIS Ruggieri, 1956 SYLVESTRA GRAVIDA Bonaduce, Russo & Barra, 1990 PI. 5, fig. 5 CARINOCYTHEREIS CULTRATA (Ruggieri & Russo, 1980) 1990 Sylvestnt gmvida BONADUCE, Russo & BARRA, P· 284, pi. PI. 5, figs. 7-8 2, fìgs. 4-5. 1980 Occlusacythereis cultrata RUGGIERI & Russo, pp. 33-34, This species is rare in samples 40 and 45. As S. text-fìg. 7. bismuthi ir was previously known onJy from rhe "Sahelian" of rhe Gulf of Gabes (Bonaduce et al., Following the opinion MoscaÉàwi (1989), rhe pre 1990, 1992). sent aurhors regard che genus Occlusacythereis as a junior synonym of Carinocythereis. C cultrata was Family CITHERIDEIDAE Sars, 1925 originally described from the "Sahelian" near Trapani Genus MIOCYPRIDEIS Kollmann, 1960 (Ruggieri & Russo, 1980). S.E.M. phocographs are provided by Bonaduce et ai. (1992, p. 56, pi. 16, figs. MIOCYPRIDEIS ORNATISSIMA Bonaduce, Ruggieri, 6-7; pL 26, fìg. 5). Russo & Bismuth, 1992 PI. 5, fìgs. 1-2 Genus GRINIONEIS Liebau, 1975

1992 Miocyprideis ornatissima BONADUCE, RuGGIERJ, Russo & GRINIONEIS HAIDINGERI (Reuss, 1850) BISMITTH, p. 72, pi. 20, fìgs. 14-15. PI. 2, fig. 7

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Figs. 1, 4 - Auri/a? sp. I. 1) LV from C, external view, samplc 40, C.O.B. 41 , (x 95); 4) C dorsal view, sample 40, C.O.B. 42, (x 95). Fig. 2 - A11ri!t1 sp. cf. A. doliaris Bonaducc, Ru~ieri , Russo & Bismurh, 1992. RV from C, e.xtcrnal view, sample 52, C.0.B. 33, (x 90). Figs. 3, 5, 9 - A11rilt1 ? m nllm11 Bon a.duce, Ruggien, Russo & Bisnmrh, 1992. 3) LV f~om C, cxcernal view, sample 40. C.O.B. 38, (x 100); 5) RV, excernal VICW, samplé 40, C.0.B. 39. (x l.00); 9) e dorsal YICW, sample 40, C.0.B. 40, (x 100). Fig. 6 - A11rilll h11binoti Bonaducc, Ruggieri, Russo & Bismurh, 1992. RV from. C, cxrcrnal vicw, sample 38, C.O.B. 26, (x I 00). Fig. 7 - Grinioncis haidi11gt1ri (Rcuss, 1850). LV, exrcrnal view, samplc 38, C.0.B. 47, (x 90). Fig. 8 - Tiùbelinn mripilt1 (Miiller, 1894). LV, extcmaJ view, sample 38, C.O.B. 71, (x 100). Fig. 10 - Neo11esidm 11 igrtsccns (Ruggieri, 1962). RV from C, exrcrnal view, sample 40, C.O.B. 60, (x 65). B. DALL'ANTONIA, A. BOSS/O, OSTRACO DA FROM THE LOWER MESSINIAN OF LAMPEDUSA ISLAND PI. 2 88 B. DALL'ANTONIA, A. BOSSIO

1850 Cypridina haidingeri REuss, p. 78, pi. 10, figs. 13a-d. 1992 Auri/a babinoti BONADUCE, RUGGIERI, Russo & BISMUTH pp. 26-27, pi. 7, figs. 1-2. This long-lived species is known from the Eocene (Bosquet, 1852) to the Lower Pleistocene (Ruggieri This species is known only from the "Sahelian" of 1953, 1973, 1976a). the Gulf of Gabes (Bonaduce et al., 1992). The few recorded specimens (L = 0.69-0. 73; H = 0.39-0.42; W Genus TEGMENIA Bonaduce, Ruggieri & Russo, = 0.14-0.15 mm) are larger than the type materia!. 1988 AURILA sp. cf. A. CICATRICOSA (Reuss, 1850) TEGMENIA TEGMINATA Bonadu~e, Ruggieri & Russo, PI. 1, figs. 8-10 1988b Pl. 3, fig. 2 The recovered materiai (35 carapaces and 15 valves) falls fairly well imo Reuss' species sensu 1988b ugmenia tegmù1nftt BONA DUCE, RUCGIERI & Russo, pp. Ruggì.eri, 1975 (pp. 425-427). Our specimens are, 352, 354, texr-fìgs. 2a, b; pi. 3, fìgs. 1-7. however, more deJicarely and densely punccate than chose fìgured by Bresrenska & Jidcek (1978, pJ. 6, The species, reported from the "Sahelian" of Sicily fìg. 1) and Miculan (1992, p. 118, pi. 4, fìg. 3). (Bonaduce et al., 1988b) and the Gulf of Gabes Furthermore, rhey almost completely lack postero (Bonaduce et aL., 1992), occurs randomly in our venrral spines. materia!. lt is relatively common only in sample 52. AURILA sp. cf. A. DOLIARIS Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Family HEMICYTHERIDAE Puri, 1953 Russo & Bismuth, 1992 Subfamily HEMICYTHERINAE Puri, 1953 PI. 2, fìg. 2 Genus ARUTELLA Bonaduce, Ruggieri & Russo, 1987 The few specimens recovered (1 e and 4 valves) are ARUTELLA SAHELIENSIS (Aruta, 1966) very similar ro Auri/a doliaris Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Pl. 3, fig. 5 Russo & Bismuth (1992, p. 32,_pl. 8, fìgs. 3-4). They possess, however, a slighrly different lacerai oudine, 1966 Mutilus cimbaeformis saheliensis ARUTA, pp. 5-6, text-fig. 5; w.ith a more promine.nt caudal process and a more pi. 1, fig. 7. arched dorsal margin .. A. doliaris is k.nown from rhe "Saheli a.n" near Palermo, Sicily (Arura, 1983) a.nd che T his species is well known from severa! Icalian "Sahelian" of che Gulf of Gabes (Bonaduce et al., localiries: "Sahelian" of Sicily (Aruca, 1966; Aruca e 1992). Buccheri, 1978; Bonaduce et af., 1987) and the Gulf of Gabes (Bonaduce et al., 1992); lower Messinian of AURILA FREUDENTHALI Sissingh, 1972 Tuscany (Bossio et al., 1978, 1981), Piedmont Basin PI. 1, fig. 6 i (Ciampo, 1986) and Piacenza Subapennines (Miculan, 1992). S.E.M. photographs are provided 1972Auri/afreudentha/i SISSINGH, pp. 116-117, pi. 9, fig. 3. by Bonaduce 1-:t al (1987, pp. 265-266, rex.r-fig. 6/2; pl. 4, fìgs. 1-2) and Bonaduce et al. (1992, p. 26, pl. This characteristic species, reporred from the 6, 6g. 13). Upper Miocene of the Eastern Mediterranean (Sissingh, 1972; Domk, 1973a) and che "Sahelian" of Genus AURILA Pokorny, 1955 the Gtilfof Gabes (Bonaduce et al., 1992), was recov ered only in sample 38. AURILA BABINOTI Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Russo & Bismuth, 1992 AURILA IMPRESSA Ruggieri, 1976b Pl. 2, fig. 6 PI. 1, fìgs. 1-2, 4

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 3

Fig. I - Domkella bef/11 Russo, Bonaducc & Ruggicl'i, 1984. LV fi:om C, excernal vìcw, s:unple 40, C.O.B. 46, (x 100). Fig. 2 - li.·gmmìtt tt:gmhinttt Bonaclucc, Ruggieri & Russo, I 988b. LV, cxcemal vicw, samplc 46, C.O.B. 69, (x 100). Fig. 3 - Ctipsdqtbmsic11/n (A.l'uia, 1966). LV. cxrcrnal view, sarnplc 38. C.0.B. 45, (x 100). Figs. 4, 6 - Petmmrila 1mtscnlus Aruta & Ruggicri, 1980. 4.) RV, cxrernal view, sample 52, C.O.B. 63, (x 80); 6) RV, detail of the hinge, s:unplc 52, C.O .B. 64, (x 150). Fig. 5 - l lrutclln s11helùmis (Anita, 1966). LV, cxrernal view, s;imple 40, C.O.B. 25, (x 100). Figs. 7-8 - Pokornyella irnlica Ruggieri, Russo & Bossio, 1977. 7) RV from C, external view, sample 40, C.O.B. 65, (x 80); 8) RV, exter nal view, samplc 52, C.O.B. 66, (x 80). B. DAU'1IN'f'ONIA, A. HOSS!O, OSTRACODA FROM THE I.OWER MESSINIAN OF l.i\MPEDUSA ISLAND PI. 3 90 B. DALL'ANTONIA, A. BOSSIO l 976b Auri/a convexa impressa RUGCIERI, pp. 177-178, 180, new taxon, a short diagnosis based on the main dis rexc-fìgs. 1-2; pi. 1, f'ìgs . J, 5a-b. tinctive characters of this species is given herein.

Ruggieri (1993) extended rhe con.cepr of this Diagnosis - Subrectangular, elongate in lacera] species, induding in Auri/a impressa forms wirh uni view: venerai margin neady sttaight, dorsaJ margin form, coarse puncrare omamem or with puncra feebly a.rched, posterior exrremiry characrerized by ao becoming disrinctly smaller a.nd more closely spaced evidenc posrerior cardinal angle and a prominent sub coward che periphery; as are our specimens. The ventral caudal process. Surface ornament reciculare: species is frequenr in rhc Torconian-lower Messinian rericulae variable in shape, size and arrangement. In and the "Sahelian" of ltaly (Ruggieri, 1993). It is rhe posrerior half they tend ro align longirudinaUy1 reported also from the lower Mess.inian of Algeria whereas anteriorly d1ey become smaller and are more (Babinor & Boukli-Hacene, 1998). concenrrically arranged. The muri, which form the reciculae, converge irregularly in the centre of the AURILA MALZI Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Russo & valve. A srrongly arched rib extends subparallel to the Bismuth, 1992 anredor margin from the weak eye tubercle to the Pl. 1, figs. 3, 5, 7 anrero-venrral area. Anterior to this rib, two rows of large rhomboidal reticulae occur. Carapace in dorsal 1992 Auri/a (Alboaurila) malzi BONADUCE, RuGGIERI, Russo & view compressed with subparallel sides and acumi BISMUTH, p. 30, pi. 7, fìgs. 14-15 (cum syn.). nate extremities.

The species is quite weU represenred in our mate Size (mm) - L = 0.69; H = 0.37; W = 0.13. riai. The specimens recovered display a considerable degree of variability in the L/H ratio a.nd in che shape Remarks - As in the case of Aurila ? serpyllum of che dorsal margin. Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Russo & Bismuth, we were nor able ro provide a more reliable generic attribution AùRILA? SERPYLLUM Bonaduce, Ruggieri, Russo & than that suggested by Bonaduce et af. (1992). Bismuth, 1992 Pl. 2, figs. 3, 5, 9 Genus DORUKELLA Ruggieri, 1984

1992 Auri/a (?) serpyllum BONADUCE, RUGGIERI, Russo & BISMUTH, p. 33, pi. 11, fìgs. 1-4. DORUKELLA BELLA Russo, Bonaduce & Ruggieri, 1984 Only four carapaces and a righe valve of this pecu Pl. 3, fig. 1 liar species were recorded. Being unable co observe 1984 Dorukella bella Russo, BONADUCE & RuGGJERI, pp. 139- che internal feacw-es cleady, we could nor clarify rhe 140, pl. 2, fìgs. 1-9. ; doubrful generic assignmenc given by Bonaduce et al. i (1992). According ro Russo et al. (1984) the genus Dorttketla can be regarded as typical of coral reef AURILA ? sp. 1 facies. Tbe _presene specics was recovered in the Pl. 2, figs. 1, 4 "Sahelian" of Sicily (Russo et al., 1984) and the Gulf of Gabes (Bonaduce et al., 1992). Only three complete carapaces were recorded in samples 40 and 44. They correspond well co Aurila Genus PETERAURILA Aruta & Ruggieri, 1980 (?) sp. 1 figured by Bonaduce et al. ( 1992, p. 34, pL 8, fìg. 12) in size and ornarne.ne Although rhe poor- PETERAURILA MUSCULUS Aruta & Ruggieri, 1980 1.y preserved marerial does nor allow the erection of a Pl. 3, fìgs. 4, 6

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 4

Fig. 1 - Cyprid11is sp. LV, cxcernal view, sample 38, C.O.B. 72, (x 75). Figs. 2, 4 Loxoconcha sp. aff. L. perspicua Bonaduc:e, Ruggieri, Russo & Bismuth, 1992. 2) C, dorsal view, sample 38, C.O.B. 53, (x I I O); 4) LV &om C, excernal view, samplc '38, C.O.B. 54, (x 110). Fig. 3 7ìmcdocy&h/ll'Cs11b11lntn Bonaducc, Ruggicri & Russo, 1985. LV from C, exccrnal vicw, sample 52, C.O.B. 70, (x 90). Figs. 5, 7-8 - Lf>xoconchtt sp. l. 5) LV from male C, exrernal. view,, sample 40, C.O.B. 55, (x 95); 7) Fcmale C, dorsal view, samplc 38, C.O.B. 56, (x 95); 8) LV from fema le C, exccrnal v1cw, samplc 38, C.O.B. 57. (x 95). Figs. 6, 9-11- loxocon ch11 lipnd11semis ~P· nov. 6) Paracype, remale RV, exccrnal view, sample 38, C.0.B. 49.' (x 100); 9) Holoi:ype, RV from male C, exccmal v1ew, sample 38, C.0.B. 50, (x lOO); 10) Parai:ype, Fcmale C, dorsal vtew, sample 40, C.O.B. 51, (x 110); 11 ) Paracype, Fcmale LV, cxccrnal vicw, samplc 40, C.0.B. 52, (x 100). B. lJAU'ltN't'ONfli, 11. HOSSIO, OSTRACODAFROMTHE LOWE R. MESSINfAN OF l./\MPEDUS/\ ISLAND [>]. 'i 92 B. DALL'ANTONJA, A. BOSSJO

1980 Pm:murila musculus ARUTA & RUGGIERI, pp. 21-24; text italica is moderately abundant in samples 38, 40, 42, figs. 1-8. 44, 45, 46, 50 and 52.

The species is frequent in t:he "Sahelian" of Genus TENEDOCYTHERE Sissingh, 1972 Southern Icaly, especially Sicily (Arura & Ruggieri, 1980; Arma, 1983); it was recorded also in rhe TENEDOCYTHERE SUBULATA Bonaduce, Ruggieri & "Sahelian" of the Gulf of Gabes (Bonaduce et al., Russo, 1985 1992) a.Dcl in the uppermost Tortonian-lower PI. 4, fig. 3 Messinian of the Sorbas Basin, SE Spain (Conesa & Bab.inot, 1999). 1985 Tmedocythere mb11!11ta B ONADUCE, RUGGIERI & Russo, P· 535, pi. 6, fìg. 5; pi. 10, fìg. l. Family THAEROCYTHERIDAE Hazel, 1967 Genus HELIOCYTHERE Bonaduce, Ruggieri & A sin~le carapace was recovered in sample 52. The Russo, 1988 species ts .koown from the "Sahelian' of Sicily (Bonaduce et al. , 1985) and rhe Gulf of Gabe HELIOCYTHERE BRONTOTHERIUM Bonaduce, (Bonaduce et al., 1992). Ruggieri & Russo, 1988b PI. 5, fig. 9 Family LOXOCONCHIDAE Sars, 1925 Genus LOXOCONCHA Sars, 1866 1988b Hcliocythere brontotherium BONADUCE, RUGGIERI & Russo, p. 358, pi. 4, fìgs. 12-15. LOXOCONCHA Lil'ADUSENSIS sp. nov. PI. 4, figs. 6, 9-11 The species, erecred by Bonaduce et al. (1988b) from the "Sal1elian" of Cozzo della Volpe near 1976 Loxoco 11cha prmclfltella Russo & Boss10, pp. 223 pareim Palermo (Sicily) , is also known from the "Sabelian" of (non Cypridintt p1111ct11tella Reuss, 1850). the GtJf of Gabes (Bonaduce et 1992). OnJy a sin 1981 Loxoconcha prmctatt:lta Boss10, BRADLEY, ESTEBAN, ai., GIANNELLI, LANDINI, MAzZANTI, MAZZE! & SALVATORINI, gle, jJJ-preserved carapace was recovered in sample 44. pp. 26, 30 panim (non Cypridina prmcrarel!a Reuss, 1850). 1983 Loxoconcha p1111ctatel'11 ARUTA, p. 118, pl. 4, figs. 5-7 (non Genus POKORNYELLA Oertli, 1956 Cypridi11a p1mctatell11 Reuss, 1850). 1992 Loxoconcha aff. p1mctate/111 MtCUl.AN, p. 124, pi. 6, fìgs. 3, 5. POKORNYELLA ITALICA Ruggieri, Russo & Bossio, 1977 Materiai - At least 100 carapaces and 10 valves PI. 3, figs. 7-8 (induding juveniles).

1977 Pokomye/111 italica R UG GIERI, Russo & Boss10, pp. 130, Etymology - From Lipadusa, the name 132, 134-135, texr-figs. 1/1 , 2, 3/2; pi. 1, fìgs. 9-10; pi. 2, Rennaissance authors (Cluverio.a.nd. i Ariosto) used for figs. 1-4. Lampedusa Tsland.

According to Ruggieri et al. (1977) the species is Holotype - A male carapace (PI. 4, fig. 9), sample rather common in the "Sahelian" strata of the 38, C.0.B. 50. Medirerranean area. Norably, it occurs in the lower Messinian of rhe Maltese ArchipeJago, (Russo & Type-locaiiry - Cala Calandra, eastern coast of Bossio, 1.976), Tuscany (Bossio et al., 1981), the Lampedusa lsland. Piedmonc Basin (Ciampo, 1986), the Salentine Peninsula (Bossio et al., 1989), the Piacenza Type-level - Vallone Imbriacole Beds, Capo Subapennines (Ruggieri eta!., 1977; Miculan, 1992) Grecale Member of the Lampedusa Formation (lower and the Sorba Basin (Conesa & Babinot, 1990). P. Messinian).

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 5

Figs. 1-2 - Miocyprideis oma_iisrima Bona~u ce, Ruggieri, Russo & Bismuth, 1992. 1) LV, external view, sample 38, C.O.B. 58, (x 105); 2) RV, cxrernal v1ew, sample :;.2, C.O.B. 59, (x 105). f ig. 3 - Caltistocythere pnllida (MUJler, 1894). LV, cx:rernal view, sample 40, C.O.B. 44 , (x 150). Fig. 4 - Cn!liJtoc_ythere 111onra11a Doruk, 1980. LV, ex.ccrnal vicw, samplc 38, C.O.B. 43, (x. 160). Fig. 5 - Sy/vestm grnvidtt Bonaduce, Russo & Barra, l990. RV from C, <:xte rn al view, sample 40, C.0.B. 68, (x 135). Fig. 6 - Sylv1tstra bimuuhi Bonnduce, Russo & Barra, 1990. RV from C, exrernal view, sam ple 44, C.0 .B. 67, (x I 50). Figi;. 7-8 - Cari11ocy1hereis cultmta (Ruggicri & Russo, 1980). 7) LV, cx.terna] view, sample 38, C.0.B. 61, (x 95); 8) C, dorsal view, sample 38, C.O.B. 62, (x 95). Fig. 9 - Heliocythere bromorheri11m Bonaduce, Ruggieri & Russo, 1988b. LV from C, excernal view, sample 44, C.O.B. 48, (x 80). H. DALL'ANTON/A, A. BOSS/O, OSTRi\CODA FROMTHF l.OWER MESSTNll\N OF .IAMPEDUSA TSLANJ) Pl. 5 94 B. DALL'ANTONJA, A. BOSSIO

Paratypes- 1 female righe valve (PI. 4, fig. 6), sam Ruggieri, Russo & Bismuth (1992, pp. 81-82, pl. 24, ple 38, C.0.B. 49; I female carapace (PI. 4, fìg. 1O), ftgs. 7-9) in che compJerely smooth. lacerai surface. ampie 40, C.0.B. 51; 1 female lefr valve (PI. 4, fìg. The presene species has, however, a more reccangular 11), sample 40, C.0.B. 52. lacerai ourline and more compressed extremities.

Diag;nosis - A large, srrongly inflated species of LOXOCONCHA sp. 1 Loxoconcha with subrhomboidal outline. Surface PL 4. figs. 5, 7-8 ornamene coarsely punctate, the puncta are uniform ly circular in shape and concentrically arranged. Alrhough the Sf?ecies is probably new, rhe materi ai at om disposal (2 female and 4 n1ale carapaces) is Description - Female valves subrhomboidaJ in lat insufficienc to erecc a new taxon. • eraJ view. Dorsal margin nearly straighc or slighdy con Diagnosis-A medium-sized species of Loxoconcha vex; venerai margin meclianly sin uous. Anterior mar with subovace lacerai oudine lacking a distinct caudal gin rounded with apex below mid-height. Poscerior process. Lacera! surface ornamenced by small, shallow margin obliqlte wich shon, blunc subdorsal c:iudal pics, wh.ich are concenrrically arranged; perimarginal process. Surface ornamene coarsely puncrace, only che areas smooth. Eye tube.rde weakly developed. Dorsal marginai ancerior and poscerior areas are smoorh. The oudine rnoderacely inflated wirh maximum widtb ac puncra are uniformly circular in shape and concentri mid-length. Sexually dimorphic: males larger, pro caJly arranged; rhey tend ro become smaller and doser porcionally more elongare and compressed rhan ly spaced towards che peripheral areas. Eye-cubercle females. low, bue clearly visible. In dorsal view che female cara paces are strongly inflaced with maximwn widch Size (mm) - beyond mid-length and acuminate extremities. Sexual L H w dimorphism pronounced wii:h males more elongare and lacerally compressed than females. Females 0.60-0.61 0.41-0.42 0.16 Mal es 0.68-0.72 0.41-0.45 0.17-0.18 Size (mm) - L H w Remarks - The presene species is superficially sim ilar to Loxoconcha aff. steliifera Miiller figured by Holotype 0.69 0.44 0.19 Bonaduce et al. (1992, p. 82, pl. 24, fìg. 11), but dif Range of observed female sp. 0.60-0.70 0.41-0.48 0.18-0.21 fers in che more pronounced surface ornament (big Range of observed male sp. 0.63-0.74 0.39-0.45 0.17-0.20 ger size of the pits) and the more inf1aced dorsal pro fìle. Rcmarks - As previousl.y noced by Miculan (1992), che presene species srrongly resembles ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A Loxoconcha ptmctatelia (Reuss, 1850). They can be i distinguished, however, by che different nature of the The authors wish to thank Prof. Gioacchino Bonaduce, Prof. ornament anceriorly. In Reuss' species che puncta Giuliano Ruggieri and Prof. Robin C. Wharley for their con· cend co align radially and to form short radia! ribs at structivc rcviews of rhe manuscript. Grateful acknowledgement is che ancerior end, whereas in L. Lipadu.sensis chey are extended ro Dr. Ermanno Danese for assi.srancc in thin scccion concenrrically arranged. Furchermore, rhe presenr analysis and to Marcello Gini for photographic printing. species has a more quadrate lacerai shape, wich less convex dorsal margin (especiaUy rhe righe valve) and REFERENCES a more intlated dorsal ourlin.e. ARUTA, L., 1966, Oscracodi del Sahe.liano (Miocene sup.) dei Previous records - The species seems to be restrict dintorni di Calarafìmi (Sicilia sud-occidentale): Riv. Min. ed co che lower Messinian: Sicil., 100-102: 1-12, 1 pl. lower Messinian of the Maltese Archipelago (Russo & -, 1983, Gli Osrracodi del Sahc:liano (Miocene medio-superi Bossio, 1976); · re) di C. Pc~ravccchia (Bonforncllo, Palermo): Boli. Soc. lower Messinian of rhe Calcare of Rosignano Paleont. Ira!., 21 (1): 113-132, 8 text-fìgs., 5 pls. Formacion in Tuscany (Bossio et al., 1981); - & BUCCHERI , G., 1971, Il Miocene precvaporitico in facies "Sahelian" ofBonfornelJo, Palermo, SiciJy (Arura, 1983); carbonatico-decritica dei dintorni di Baùcina, Ciminna lower Messinian of Vigoleno, Piacenza Subapennine Ventimiglia di Sicilia, Calarafìmi (Sicilia): Riv. Min. Sicil., 130-132: 188-194, 2 text-figs. (MiCLLlan, 1992). & RUGGIERJ, G., 1980, Nuovo ostracode marino del Saheliano dell'Italia meridionale: Boli. Soc. Paleont. Ital., 19 LOXOCONCHA sp. aff. L. PERSPICUA Bonaduce, (1): 21-24, 8 text-fìgs. Ruggieri, Russo & Bismuth, 1992 BABINOT, }.F. & BOUKLI-HACENE, S., 1998, Associations PI. 4, figs. 2, 4 d'Osrracodes cn faciès mixrc.~ dc Plare-formc: l'exemple du Messinien de la Région Nord de Tessala (Oranie, Algerie): This rare species (only fo ur carapaces were recov Rcv. Micropaléonc., 41 (1): 3-17, 3 pls. ered) is similar to Loxoconcha perspicua Bonaduce, BONADUCE, G., BISMUTH, H., RUGGIERI, G., Russo, A. & OSTRA CODA FROM THE LOWER MESSINIAN OF LAMPEDUSA JSLAND 95

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