Tornus (gastropod) explained
Tornus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.[1]
This genus is represented in the fossil record, notably in the London Clay Formation.
Species
Species in the genus Tornus include:
- Tornus aemilii Rolán & Rubio, 2002
- Tornus africanus Adam & Knudsen, 1969
- Tornus anselmoi Rolán & Rubio, 2002
- †Tornus aquitanicus Lozouet, 1998
- Tornus atomus (Morelet, 1882)
- Tornus attenuatus Rolán & Rubio, 2002
- Tornus aupouria (Powell, 1937)
- Tornus axiotimus (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
- Tornus calianus (Dall, 1919)
- Tornus cancellatus Adam & Knudsen, 1969
- Tornus caraboboensis (Weisbord, 1962)
- Tornus carinatus (A. Adams, 1863)
- † Tornus dysporistus Lozouet, 1998
- Tornus erici Rolán & Rubio, 2002
- Tornus galaensis M. Fekih & L. Gougerot, 1975
- Tornus garrawayi Adam & Knudsen, 1969
- Tornus greyana (J.T.C. Ratzeburg, 1848)
- Tornus jullieni Adam & Knudsen, 1969
- Tornus laevicarinatus Hansson, 1985
- Tornus leloupi Adam & Knudsen, 1969
- Tornus maoria (Powell, 1937)
- Tornus mienisi van Aartsen, Carrozza & Menkhorst, 1998
- † Tornus pedemontanus Pavia, 1980
- † Tornus primitivus Moroni & Ruggieri, 1985
- Tornus propinquus Rubio & Rolán, 2018
- Tornus propinquus Rubio & Rolán, 2018
- Tornus rachelae Rolán & Rubio, 2002
- Tornus ryalli Rolán & Rubio, 2002
- Tornus schrammii (P. Fischer, 1857)
- †Tornus sinuosus Lozouet, 1998
- Tornus subangulatus (A. Adams, 1863)
- Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803)
- † Tornus superlatus Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
- Tornus trochulus (A. Adams, 1863)
- Tornus umbilicorda Rolán & Rubio, 2002
- Names brought to synonymy:
- † Tornus basiglabra M. Fekih & L. Gougerot, 1975: synonym of † Tornus pedemontanus Pavia, 1980
- † Tornus canui de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † Discopsis canui (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination)
- † Tornus dollfusi Cossmann, 1918: synonym of † Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803)
- † Tornus falunicus de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † Discopsis falunica (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination)
- Tornus fragilis Sars, 1878: synonym of Rugulina fragilis (Sars, 1878)
- † Tornus canui de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † Discopsis canui (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination)
- † Tornus dollfusi Cossmann, 1918 : synonym of † Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803)
- † Tornus falunicus de Morgan, 1920 : synonym of † Discopsis falunica (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination)
- Tornus planus (A. Adams, 1850): synonym of Sigaretornus planus (A. Adams, 1850)
- † Tornus pontileviensis de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † Discopsis pontileviensis (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination)
- † Tornus praecursor (Tate, 1873): synonym of † Valvata praecursor Tate, 1873 (superseded combination)
- † Tornus subcirculus Cossmann & Peyrot, 1917: synonym of † Circulus subcirculus (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1917) (original combination)
- Tornus tornaticus Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1995: synonym of Ponderinella tornatica (Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1995) (original combination)
See also
References
- Adam, W.; Knudsen, J. (1969). Quelques genres de mollusques prosobranches marins ou peu connus de l'Afrique occidentale. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 44(27): 1-69
- Rolán E. & Rubio F. (2002). The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the East Atlantic. Reseñas Malacologicas. 13 (Suplemento), 98 pp. Sociedad Española de Malacología.
- Rubio, F.; Fernández-Garcés, R.; Rolán, E. (2011). The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas. Iberus. 29(2), 1-230
- Rubio & Rolán, (2018), Nine new molluscs (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea: Tornidae: Vitrinellidae)from the Tropical Indo-Pacific; NOVAPEX 19(1): 1-20, 10 March 2018
External links
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tornus W. Turton & Kingston, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138559 on 2022-10-06
