''Tornus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the family
Tornidae
Tornidae is a family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha. This family used to be known as the Vitrinellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Tornidae Sacco, 1896 (1884). A ...
.
[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]
This genus is represented in the fossil record, notably in the
London Clay
The London Clay Formation is a marine geological formation of Ypresian (early Eocene Epoch, c. 56–49 million years ago) age which crops out in the southeast of England. The London Clay is well known for its fossil content. The fossils from t ...
Formation.
Species
Species in the genus ''Tornus'' include:
* ''
Tornus aemilii
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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Rolán & Rubio, 2002
* ''
Tornus africanus''
Adam & Knudsen, 1969
* ''
Tornus anselmoi''
Rolán & Rubio, 2002
* †''
Tornus aquitanicus''
Lozouet, 1998
* ''
Tornus atomus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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(Morelet, 1882)
* ''
Tornus attenuatus''
Rolán & Rubio, 2002
* ''
Tornus aupouria''
(Powell, 1937)
* ''
Tornus axiotimus''
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
* ''
Tornus calianus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Tornus cancellatus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Adam & Knudsen, 1969
* ''
Tornus caraboboensis
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy), an entomology term for the posterior corner of the wing
* Tornus (gastropod), ''Tornus'' (gastropod), a gastropod genus in the family Tornidae
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(Weisbord, 1962)
* ''
Tornus carinatus''
(A. Adams, 1863)
* † ''
Tornus dysporistus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Lozouet, 1998
* ''
Tornus erici
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Rolán & Rubio, 2002
* ''
Tornus galaensis
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
M. Fekih & L. Gougerot, 1975
* ''
Tornus garrawayi
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Adam & Knudsen, 1969
* ''
Tornus greyana
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
(J.T.C. Ratzeburg, 1848)
* ''
Tornus jullieni
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Adam & Knudsen, 1969
* ''
Tornus laevicarinatus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Hansson, 1985
* ''
Tornus leloupi
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Adam & Knudsen, 1969
* ''
Tornus maoria
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
(Powell, 1937)
* ''
Tornus mienisi
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
van Aartsen, Carrozza & Menkhorst, 1998
* † ''
Tornus pedemontanus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Pavia, 1980
* † ''
Tornus primitivus''
Moroni & Ruggieri, 1985
* ''
Tornus propinquus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Rubio & Rolán, 2018
* ''
Tornus propinquus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Rubio & Rolán, 2018
* ''
Tornus rachelae''
Rolán & Rubio, 2002
* ''
Tornus ryalli
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Rolán & Rubio, 2002
* ''
Tornus schrammii
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
(P. Fischer, 1857)
* †''
Tornus sinuosus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Lozouet, 1998
* ''
Tornus subangulatus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
(A. Adams, 1863)
* ''
Tornus subcarinatus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
(Montagu, 1803)
* † ''
Tornus superlatus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
* ''
Tornus trochulus
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
(A. Adams, 1863)
* ''
Tornus umbilicorda
Tornus may refer to:
* Tornus (insect anatomy)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
A–C
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''
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
''Discopsis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Discopsis de Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...
''
(de Morgan, 1920) (original combination)
* † ''Tornus dollfusi''
Cossmann, 1918: synonym of † ''Tornus subcarinatus''
(Montagu, 1803)
* † ''Tornus falunicus''
de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † ''
Discopsis falunica
''Discopsis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Discopsis de Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
(de Morgan, 1920) (original combination)
* ''Tornus fragilis''
Sars, 1878: synonym of ''
Rugulina fragilis
''Rugulina fragilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pendromidae.
Description
The length of the shell of the Rugulina Fragilis varies between 1.4 mm and 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occ ...
''
(Sars, 1878)
* † ''Tornus canui''
de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † ''
Discopsis canui
''Discopsis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Discopsis de Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...
''
(de Morgan, 1920) (original combination)
* † ''Tornus dollfusi''
Cossmann, 1918 : synonym of † ''Tornus subcarinatus''
(Montagu, 1803)
* † ''Tornus falunicus''
de Morgan, 1920 : synonym of † ''
Discopsis falunica
''Discopsis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Discopsis de Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
(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
''Discopsis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Discopsis de Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
(de Morgan, 1920) (original combination)
* † ''Tornus praecursor''
(Tate, 1873): synonym of † ''
Valvata praecursor
''Valvata'' is a genus of very small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Valvata O. F. Müller, 1774. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
Tate, 1873 ( superseded combination)
* † ''Tornus subcirculus''
Cossmann & Peyrot, 1917: synonym of † ''
Circulus subcirculus
Circulus may refer to:
* ''Circulus'' (album), 1970, by Chick Corea
*Circulus (band), a British psychedelic folk and progressive rock band
* ''Circulus'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails
*Circulus (theory), a socioeconomics doctrine
*Circulus (z ...
''
(Cossmann & Peyrot, 1917) (original combination)
* ''Tornus tornaticus''
Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1995: synonym of ''
Ponderinella tornatica
''Ponderinella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Elachisinidae.Williams S. T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (September 2008) "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Tro ...
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(Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1995) (original combination)
See also
*
List of marine gastropod genera in the fossil record
This list of marine gastropod genera in the fossil record is an attempt to list all the genera of sea snails or marine gastropod mollusks which have been found in the fossil record. Nearly all of these are genera of shelled forms, since it is ...
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
Turton W. & Kingston J.F. 1830. The natural history of the District. In: N.T. Carrington, The Teignmouth, Dawlish and Torquay Guide, 2
Tornidae
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