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TABLE 1. Main representative species that constitute the WFEs community or biome, found in Bargiano and Montemoro sites. The benthic foraminifers and decapods were analyzed in Baldanza et al., (2018), and the mollusks and ostracods in Monaco et al., (2014). The teleost fishes and sharks of Bargiano are firstly indicated here. Keys-Benthic foraminifers: E=Epifaunal; SI=shallow infaunal; Ed=Epifaunal detritivore. Mollusks: SF=suspension feeding; CH= chemosynthetic species; PO=polychaetas organic compounds; CA= carnivorous species; * the asterisk indicate the species recovered in Montemoro site; ° the circle indicate the species recovered in Bargiano.

Benthic Foraminifers Mollusks Ostracods
Lenticulina calcar E Dentalium fossile SF Acanthocythereis hystrix
Bigenerina nodosaria SI Dentalium sexangulum SF Bosquetina carinella
Bannerella gibbosa SI Amusium cristatum SF Carinovalva testudo
Siphotextularia concava Ed Anadara diluvii SF Costa edwardsii *
Vaginulina cf. striatissima SI Corbula gibba SF Cytherella vulgatella
Marginulinopsis costata SI Glans intermedia SF Cytheridea neapolitana *
Subsidiary taxa Glossus humanus SF Echinocythereis pustulata
Bolivina Myrtea spinifera CH Krithe praetexta
Uvigerina Megaxinus incrassatus CH Pterygocythereis jonesii *
Nonionella Neopycnodonte cochlear SF Ruggeria longecarinata
Cassidulina Nucula fragilis SF  
Textularia Nucula placentina SF Fishes
Ammonia Ostrea lamellosa SF Hoplobrotula orcianensis
Decapods Pecten jacobaeus SF Argirosomus regius*
Chlinocephalus demissifrons Venus multilamella SF  
Albaidaplax ispalensis Euspira catena CA Sharks
Astenognatus alleronensis Haustator vermicularis SF Carcharhinus longimanus*°
Goneplax rhomboides Nassarius italicus PO Cosmopolitodus hastalis°*
Jaxea nocturna Ringicula auriculata PO Carcharias taurus*
Echinoids Turritella spirata SF Carcharodon carcharias*
Ova canalifera Turritella tricarinata SF Hexanchus griseus*
     
Bargiano site Montemoro and Bargiano sites Montemoro* and Bargiano° sites