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INTRODUCTION

This is the second contribution towards an inventory ofall the type fossils stored in the PalaeontologicalMuseum of “La Sapienza” University of Rome. Thetypes are all refigured here. For each type the main dataare given and subsequent designations are not reported.

COLLECTIONS

Three are the main type-bearing collections hereconsidered: AGIP, Almera and Cerio collections.

The AGIP collection is constituted by about eightyechinoid specimens, found in Bathonian, Cenomanianand Eocene sediments of Somalia and Ethiopia. Thismaterial was studied by Checchia-Rispoli (1943, 1945,1950) and Maccagno (1941, 1946, 1947). AGIP is theacronym of “Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli” (=General Italian Company of Petroleum). The researchersof this company, directed by prof. C. Migliorini, workedin the African colonies of Italy between the years 1936-1938 for petroleum research.

The Almera collection stored in the Rome paleonto-logical Museum is constituted by forty specimens ofCretaceous corals found in Catalonia (Spain). This mate-rial was studied by De Angelis d’Ossat (1905b). JaumeAlmera (1845-1919) was priest, professor of geologyand natural history in the Seminario Conciliar deBarcelona. In the year 1874 he founded the “Museo deGeognosia y Paleontología del Seminario de Barcelona”.Besides he became president of the “Real Academia deCiencias y Artes de Barcelona” in 1907.

The Cerio collection is constituted by a dozen ofCretaceous coral specimens found near Venassino, in theCapri island. These corals were studied by De Angelisd’Ossat (1905a). Ignazio Cerio (1841-1921) was aneclectic personage: physician, scientist and archaeo-logist. He lived at Capri for fifty years, collecting shells,fossils, minerals, plants and animals.

THE CATALOGUE ORGANISATION

This catalogue is taxonomically organised: withineach mayor grouping, the taxa are listed by alphabeticorder.

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 Pale-

ontologia Università Roma). The inventory numbers areprefixed i. (invertebrate), ve. (vertebrate) and vg. (plant);

Record 3 - name of the collection;Record 4 - kind of type: holotype or syntype or lecto-

type;Record 5 - stratigraphic distributionRecord 6 - geographic distribution (country, region,

locality). For Italian localities the initials of the provincename are put between brackets, after the type localityname;

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

Record 8 - remarks.

The types

All the specimens utilized for describing a new speciesare named types. In particular the holotype is thespecimen, chosen by the author, to represent a newspecies. The remaining specimens of that new speciesare identified as paratypes. The type nomenclature isregulated by the ICZN (International Code of ZoologicalNomenclature) (1999).

If the holotype was not designed, all the specimensexamined to describe a new species are syntypes. Amongthe syntypes, a later author may choose a lectotype. Inthis case the remaining syntypes are named paralecto-types.

Geologica Romana 40 (2007), 37-47

CATALOGUE OF THE TYPE FOSSILS STORED IN THE PALAEONTOLOGICALMUSEUM OF “LA SAPIENZA” UNIVERSITY OF ROME: 2

Riccardo Manni

Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, [email protected]

ABSTRACT - This paper is a second contribution towards a catalogue of all types stored in the PalaeontologicalMuseum of “La Sapienza” University of Rome. The present list deals mainly with the echinoids and corals.

KEY WORDS: holotypes, syntypes, catalogue of types, Palaeontological Museum, Anthozoa, Echinoidea, Crinoidea.

Amphiastraea waltheri De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 1

MPUR: i. 407Coll. CerioholotypeCretaceous, BarremianItaly, Campania, Venassino (NA)De Angelis d’Ossat (1905a): Pl. 1, Figs. 9, 10.

Axosmilia almerai De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 2

MPUR: i. 443Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 16, Figs. 5c-d.

Axosmilia bofilli De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 3

MPUR: i. 434Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 16, Fig. 4a.

Chaetetes capri 1 De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 4

MPUR: i. 404Coll. CeriosyntypeCretaceous, BarremianItaly, Campania, Venassino (NA)De Angelis d’Ossat (1905a): Pl. 1, Figs. 1, 2.Remarks: this subspecies was identified by De Angelis(1905a) with number 1. This specimen has been polished.

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ANIMALIA

INVERTEBRATA

COELENTERATA

ANTHOZOA

Fig. 1 - Amphiastraea waltheri De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905 Holotype MPUR: i. 407 (x 0.3).

Fig. 2 - Axosmilia almerai De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 443 (x 1.6).

Fig. 3 - Axosmilia bofilli De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 434 (x 1).

Fig. 4 - Chaetetes capri 1 De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 404 (x 0.9).

Peplosmilia casañasi De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 5

MPUR: i. 439Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 17, Figs. 5c-d.

Peplosmilia coquandi De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 6

MPUR: i. 436Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 17, Fig. 2b.Remarks: the specimen figured in Pl. 17, Fig. 7 (DeAngelis d’Ossat, 1905b) has a small cut on the left side.

Peplosmilia fromenteli De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 7

MPUR: i. 440Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 17, Figs. 6b-c.Remarks: This specimen has been polished.

Peplosmilia thildae De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 8

MPUR: i. 435Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. MorgadesDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): unfigured.Remarks: only this unfigured specimen of this species isstored in this Museum. This specimen has been polished.

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Fig. 5 - Peplosmilia casañasi De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 439 (x 1).

Fig. 6 - Peplosmilia coquandi De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 436 (x 0.9).

Fig. 7 - Peplosmilia fromenteli De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 440 (x 1).

Fig. 8 - Peplosmilia thildae De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 435 (x 1.2).

Peplosmilia iberica De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 9

MPUR: i. 438Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 17, Fig. 4c.

Thecosmilia catalaunica De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 10

MPUR: i. 416Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 14, Fig. 6b.

Trochosmilia n. sp. 3 De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 11

MPUR: i. 431Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 15, Fig. 6a.Remarks: this species was identified by De Angelisd’Ossat (1905b) without specific name but only as “n.sp. 3”.

Trochosmilia nevianii De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 12

MPUR: i. 425Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 15, Fig. 3d.


Fig. 9 - Peplosmilia iberica De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 438 (x 1).

Fig. 10 - Thecosmilia catalaunica De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 416 (x 0.65).

Fig. 11 - Trochosmilia n. sp. 3 De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 431 (x 1.2).

Fig. 12 - Trochosmilia nevianii De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 425 (x 1.7).

Trochosmilia portisi De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 13

MPUR: i. 423Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 15, Fig. 2f.

Trochosmilia sandalina De Angelis d’Ossat, 1905Fig. 14

MPUR: i. 427Coll. AlmerasyntypeCretaceous, AptianSpain, Catalonia, Castellví de la Marca, C. PascualDe Angelis d’Ossat (1905b): Pl. 15, Fig. 4d.

Brissoides dainellii Checchia-Rispoli, 1943Fig. 15

MPUR: i. 477Coll. AGIPsyntypePaleogene, EoceneSomalia, Migiurtina (= Bari Region)Checchia-Rispoli (1943): Pl. 1, Fig. 5, Fig. 7.Remarks: this specimen was figured by Checchia-Rispoli(1943) in Pl. 1, Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 as mirror images.

Diplopodia gigantea Checchia-Rispoli, 1945Fig. 16

MPUR: i. 162Coll. AGIPholotypeCretaceous, CenomanianSomalia, Uebi ScebeliChecchia-Rispoli (1945): Pl. 1, Fig. 5.Remarks: Checchia-Rispoli (1945) described this spe-cies in the note 2 of pag. 88.


Fig. 13 - Trochosmilia portisi De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 423 (x 1.9).

Fig. 14 - Trochosmilia sandalina De Angelis d'Ossat, 1905Syntype MPUR: i. 427 (x 1.1).

Fig. 15 - Brissoides dainellii Checchia-Rispoli, 1943Syntype MPUR: i. 477 (x 1).

Fig. 16 - Diplopodia gigantea Checchia-Rispoli, 1945Holotype MPUR: i. 162 (x 0.6).

ECHINODERMATA

ECHINOIDEA

Dorocidaris cerullii Checchia-Rispoli, 1923Fig. 17

MPUR: i. 13Coll. Checchia-RispoliholotypeNeogene, PlioceneItaly, Latium, coast between Anzio and Nettuno (Rome)Checchia-Rispoli (1923): Pl. 2, Fig. 5.Remarks: this specimen has lost some plates.

Echinopygus checchiai Maccagno, 1947Fig. 18

MPUR: i. 462Coll. AGIPholotypeJurassic, BathonianSomalia, Migiurtina (= Bari Region), AlmedòMaccagno (1947a): Pl. 1, Fig. 14, Figs. 14a-b.Remarks: this specimen was figured by Maccagno(1947a) in Pl. 1, Fig. 14 as mirror image.

Echinus portisi Checchia-Rispoli, 1923Fig. 19

MPUR: i. 8Coll. Checchia-RispoliholotypeNeogene, PlioceneItaly, Latium, coast between Anzio and Nettuno (Rome)Checchia-Rispoli (1923): Pl. 1, Fig. 1.

Gymnocidaris gortanii Maccagno, 1946Fig. 20

MPUR: i. 614Coll. AGIP - Gortani holotypeJurassic, Dogger.Ethiopia, Harar, Mount Darima AssaMaccagno (1946): Pl. 2, Fig. 15, Figs. 15a-b.Remarks: the specimen corresponds to that indicated byMaccagno (1946) as “diameter 20 mm, heigth 1.10 mmand mouth diameter 0.95 mm”.


Fig. 17 - Dorocidaris cerullii Checchia-Rispoli, 1923Holotype MPUR: i. 13 (x 0.7).

Fig. 18 - Echinopygus checchiai Maccagno, 1947Holotype MPUR: i. 462 (x 0.7).

Fig. 19 - Echinus portisi Checchia-Rispoli, 1923Holotype MPUR: i. 8 (x 0.35).

Fig. 20 - Gymnocidaris gortanii Maccagno, 1946Holotype MPUR: i. 614 (x 1.75).

Hemiaster gemellaroi Checchia-Rispoli, 1936Fig. 21

MPUR: i. 156Coll. TrevisanholotypeCretaceous, CenomanianItaly, Sicily, Caltavuturo (PA)Checchia-Rispoli (1936): Pl. 16, Fig. 5, Fig. 5a.

Hemidiadema mortenseni Maccagno, 1947Fig. 22

MPUR: i. 396Coll. AGIPsyntypeJurassic, Bathonian?Somalia, Migiurtina (= Bari Region), Bogol Magmo?Maccagno (1947a): Pl. 1, Fig. 6b.Remarks: the specimen was figured by Maccagno(1947a) in Pl. 1, Fig. 6 as mirror image. The age and thelocality are doubtful.

Kleinia pulcra Checchia-Rispoli, 1950Fig. 23

MPUR: i. 472Coll. AGIPholotypePaleogene, EoceneSomalia, Migiurtina (= Bari Region), CarinChecchia-Rispoli (1950): Pl. 2, Fig. 4, Fig. 4a.Remarks: this specimen was figured by Checchia-Rispoli in Pl. 2, Fig. 4 as mirror image.

Linthia mortenseni depressa Checchia-Rispoli, 1950Fig. 24

MPUR: i. 476Coll. AGIPholotypePaleogene, EoceneSomalia, Migiurtina (= Bari Region), GalgalòChecchia-Rispoli (1950): Pl. 1, Fig. 5, Figs. 5a-b.Remarks: this specimen was figured by Checchia-Rispoli (1950) in Pl. 1, Fig. 5b as mirror image.


Fig. 21 - Hemiaster gemellaroi Checchia-Rispoli, 1936Holotype MPUR: i. 156 (x 1.65).

Fig. 22 - Hemidiadema mortenseni Maccagno, 1947Syntype MPUR: i. 396 (x 2.4).

Fig. 23 - Kleinia pulcra Checchia-Rispoli, 1950Holotype MPUR: i. 472 (x 1.4).

Fig. 24 - Linthia mortenseni depressa Checchia-Rispoli, 1950Holotype MPUR: i. 476 (x 1.4).

Periaster maugerii Checchia-Rispoli, 1936Fig. 25

MPUR: i. 155Coll. TrevisanholotypeCretaceous, CenomanianItaly, Sicily, Caltavuturo (PA)Checchia-Rispoli (1936): Pl. 16, Fig. 4, Fig. 4a.

Pliolampas trevisani Checchia-Rispoli, 1936Fig. 26

MPUR: i. 153Coll. TrevisansyntypePaleogene, EoceneItaly, Sicily, Pachino (SR)Checchia-Rispoli (1936): Pl. 16, Fig. 3, Fig. 3a.

Prospatangus distefanoi praecursor Checchia-Rispoli,1923

Fig. 27MPUR: i. 18Coll. Checchia-RispolisyntypeNeogene, PlioceneItaly, Latium, coast between Anzio and Nettuno (Rome)Checchia-Rispoli (1923): Pl. 4, Fig. 1, Fig. 1a.

Psammechinus macrostomus Checchia-Rispoli, 1932Fig. 28

MPUR: i. 132Coll. Checchia-RispolisyntypeNeogene, PlioceneItaly, Latium, Anzio (Rome)Checchia-Rispoli (1932): Pl. 1, Figs. 3, 4.


Fig. 25 - Periaster maugerii Checchia-Rispoli, 1936Holotype MPUR: i. 155 (x 1.15).

Fig. 26 - Pliolampas trevisani Checchia-Rispoli, 1936Syntype MPUR: i. 153 (x 1.75).

Fig. 27 - Prospatangus distefanoi praecursor Checchia-Rispoli, 1923Syntype MPUR: i. 18 (x 0.3).

Fig. 28 - Psammechinus macrostomus Checchia-Rispoli, 1932Syntype MPUR: i. 132 (x 1.65).

Pseudocidaris gortanii Maccagno, 1947Fig. 29

MPUR: i. 452Coll. AGIPholotypeJurassic, BathonianSomalia, Migiurtina (= Bari Region), CominaMaccagno (1947a): Pl. 1, Fig. 8.Remarks: this specimen was figured by Maccagno(1947a) in Pl. 1, Fig. 9 as mirror image.

Pseudocidaris migliorinii Maccagno, 1947Fig. 30

MPUR: i. 399Coll. AGIPholotypeJurassic, BathonianSomalia, Migiurtina (= Bari Region), Bogol MagmoMaccagno (1947a): Fig. 2; Pl. 1, Fig. 7, Fig. 7a.Remarks: this specimen was figured Maccagno (1947a)by in Fig. 2 and in Pl. 1, Fig. 7, Fig. 7a as mirror images.

Schizaster aichinoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1923Fig. 31

MPUR: i. 20Coll. Checchia-RispoliholotypeNeogene, PlioceneItaly, Latium, coast between Anzio and Nettuno (Rome)Checchia-Rispoli (1923): Pl. 3, Fig. 2, Fig. 2a.

Schizaster alsiensis Maccagno, 1947Fig. 32

MPUR: i.134Coll. Checchia-RispoliholotypeNeogene, Upper PlioceneItaly, Latium, Palo (Rome)Maccagno (1947b): Pl. 1, Figs. 1-4.


Fig. 29 - Pseudocidaris gortanii Maccagno, 1947Holotype MPUR: i. 452 (x 2.65).

Fig. 30 - Pseudocidaris migliorinii Maccagno, 1947Holotype MPUR: i. 399 (x 1.9).

Fig. 31 - Schizaster aichinoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1923Holotype MPUR: i. 20 (x 0.5).

Fig. 32 - Schizaster alsiensis Maccagno, 1947Holotype MPUR: i.134 (x 0.75).

Schizaster delorenzoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1950Fig. 33

MPUR: i. 473Coll. AGIPsyntypePaleogene, EoceneSomalia, Migiurtina (= Bari Region), rigth side of theUadiChecchia-Rispoli (1950): Pl. 2, Fig. 5, Figs. 5a-c.Remarks: the specimen corresponds to that indicated byChecchia-Rispoli (1950) as “length 26 mm, width 22.3and heigth 19.5 mm”; the specimen was figured byChecchia-Rispoli (1950) in Pl. 2, Fig. 5a and 5c as mir-ror images.

Somaliaster magniventer checchiai Maccagno, 1941Fig. 34

MPUR: i. 493Coll. AGIPholotypePaleogene, EoceneSomalia, Migiurtina (= Bari Region), HardàgMaccagno (1941): Pl. 11, Figs. 10, 11.

Phyllocrinus checchiai Serra, 1933Fig. 35

MPUR: i. 160Coll. MaugeriholotypeCretaceous, NeocomianItaly, Sicily, Licodia Eubea, Boschitello Mounts (SR)Serra (1933): Figs. 1-3.


Fig. 33 - Schizaster delorenzoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1950Syntype MPUR: i. 473 (x 1.4).

Fig. 34 - Somaliaster magniventer checchiai Maccagno, 1941Holotype MPUR: i. 493 (x 1.1).

Fig. 35 - Phyllocrinus checchiai Serra, 1933Holotype MPUR: i. 160 (x 4.1).

CRINOIDEA

REFERENCES

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1923) - Gli echinidi del Pliocene diAnzio. Mem. R. Com. Geol. It., 9, 6-29.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1932) - Sopra uno Psammechinus delPliocene di Anzio (Roma). Boll. R. Uff. Geol. It., 57 (12),1-6.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1936) - Su alcuni echinidi della Sicilia.Boll. Soc. Geol. It., 55 (2), 295-310.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1943) - Brissoidi eocenici dellaMigiurtina. Mem. R. Accad. Naz. Lincei, s. 6, 14, 99-111.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1945) - Di due nuovi generi di echinididel Cretaceo della Somalia. Boll. R. Uff. Geol. It., 68 (8)[1943], 81-90.

Checchia-Rispoli G. (1950) - Su alcuni echinidi eocenici dellaMigiurtina. Boll. Uff. Geol. It., 70 [1945-1946], 21-41.

De Angelis d’Ossat G. (1905a) - I coralli del calcare diVenassino (isola di Capri). Atti R. Acc. Sc. Fis. Mat.Napoli, s. 2, 12 (16), 1-45.

De Angelis d’Ossat G. (1905b) - Coralli del Cretacico inferio-re della Catalogna. Palaeontographia Italica, 11, 169-252.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1999)- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature adoptedby the International Union of Biological Sciences. Fourthedition. 306 pp. London.

Maccagno A.M. (1941) - Osservazioni sul genere Somaliaster

Haw. Boll. Soc. Geol. It., 60 (1), 89-98.Maccagno A.M. (1946) - Echinidi giurassici dell’Harar. Boll.

R. Uff. Geol. It., 69 (4) [1944], 79-101.Maccagno A.M. (1947a) - Illustrazione degli echinidi giurassi-

ci della Somalia. Mem. Accad. Naz. Lincei, s. 8, 1, 99-136.Maccagno A.M. (1947b) - Nuova specie di Schizaster nel

Macco di Palo (Lazio). Boll. Soc. Geol. It., 65 [1946], 115-121.

Serra G. (1933) - Di una nuova specie di Phyllocrinus delNeocomiano della Sicilia. Boll. Soc. Geol. It., 52 (2), 353-356.

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