Val Sanfrà, Torvino Hills: Burdigalian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Sulcogladus collegnoi
Babilonia eburnoides
Andara turonensis
Glycymeri cf. pilosa
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Glomus monterosatoi
replaced by Pristigloma
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia nitida (Brocchi 1814)
original and current combination Arca nitida
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula placentina
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli 1795)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758
Ostrea aff. edulis Linnaeus 1758
Lopha proplicatula
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna cf. nobilis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Radula lima
synonym of Lima
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Pododesmus aff. patelliformis (Linnaeus 1773)
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys gloriamaris
Chlamys tournali
Pecten cristatocostatus Sacco 1897
recombined as Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) cristatocostatus
Pecten beudanti
Pecten grayi
Pecten cf. paulensis
Aequipecten northamptoni
Aequipecten harveri
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris inflata
Glycymeris insubrica
Glycymeris pilosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Arca tetragona Poli 1795
recombined as Tetrarca tetragona
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara fichteli (Deshayes 1850)
Anadara diluvii (Lamarck 1805)
recombined as Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
Barbatia tauroclatthrata
Barbatia candida (Helbling 1779)
Arca imbricata Bruguière 1789
recombined as Lamarcka imbricata
Arca tauroclathrata
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Miodontiscus scalaris
? Cardites taurelongatus
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella aff. arctica (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Pecchiolina argentea (Savi and Meneghini 1850)
original and current combination Pecchiolia argentea
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium multicostatum (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Europicardium multicostatum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia castanea (Montagu 1803)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gamella
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Clausinella basteroti
Clausinella taurotrigona
Timoclea ovata (Pennant 1777)
Callista taurorugosa
Callista cf. chione (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Nototeredo norvegica
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula cocconii Fontannes 1881
recombined as Caryocorbula cocconii
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Ctena reticulata
Megaxinus incrassatus
Lucina barrandei
Lucina globulosa
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Antalis badense
Antalis cf. badense
Antalis miopseudoentalis
Antalis miocaenicum
Antalis taurocostatum
Fissidentalium taurostriatum
Gastropoda - Siphonariidae
Siphonaria polygona
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula bonelli
Ringicula cf. sandbergeri
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica caracollosimplex
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia compressa (Basterot 1825)
Gastropoda - Campanilidae
Trochocerithium turritum
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix sulcatus
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Persististrombus bonellii (Brongniart 1823)
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus 1758)
Aporrhais uttingeriana (Risso 1826)
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus geometra
Ficus conditus (Brongniart 1823)
recombined as Ficus condita
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum analoga
Vexillum cf. cincta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella subovulata
Glabella excavata
Glabella taurinensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Typhis sowerby
Chicoreus striaeformis
Haustellum partschi
Haustellum sismondai
Thais inaequicostata
Thais reflexa
Hexaplex subasperrima
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria magorum
Lyria picturata (Grateloup 1834)
Athleta ficulina (Lamarck 1811)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Gibberulina philippi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Morum verrucosum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria cf. contorta
Cancellaria dertonensis
Narona lyrata
Trigonostoma ampullaceum
Trigonostoma taurocrassa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla pusilla
Ancilla suturalis
Ancilla sowerbyi
Oliva bellardi
Oliva ceppiensis
Oliva longispira
Oliva malthata
Olivella ventrosa
Olivella brevis
Olivella clavula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda patula
Ancilla obsoleta (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Amalda obsoleta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula dimidiata
Surcula bardini
synonym of Turricula
Surcula destefanii
synonym of Turricula
Surcula striatula
synonym of Turricula
Clavatula consimilis
Clavatula concatenata
Clavatula defrancei
Clavatula heros
Clavatula gothica
Clavatula semimarginata
Clavatula turriculata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia sejungenda
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus puschi Michelotti 1857
recombined as Plagioconus puschi
Conus aquensis
Conus basteroti
Conus avellana
Conus bitorosus
Conus belus
Conus cf. berghausi
Conus brocchii
Conus bredai
Conus canaliculatus
Conus dujardinii
Conus clavatulus
Conus granulari
Conus gastaldii
Conus montisclavus
Conus mucronatolaevis
Conus oblongoturbinatus
Conus parvecatenatus
Conus parvicaudatus
Conus ponderosus
Conus ponderosulcatus
Conus striatulus
Conus raristriatus
Conus antiquus Lamarck 1810
recombined as Lithoconus antiquus
Conus antidiluvianus Bruguière 1792
recombined as Conilithes antidiluvianus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Genota hirsuta
Pseudotoma precedens
spelled with current rank as Genota (Pseudotoma)
Pseudotoma bonellii (Bellardi 1839)
Borsonia prima
Bathytoma cataphracta (Brocchi 1814)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra basteroti Nyst 1843
recombined as Strioterebrum basteroti
Terebra neglecta
Terebra subulocacellense
Terebra subulatoidea
Terebra hoernesi
Subula plicaria
synonym of Terebra
Terebra subtessellata d'Orbigny 1852
Hastula striata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turris cypris
Pleurotoma decorata
synonym of Turris
Perrona pedemontana
Perrona semimarginata
Gemmula stricta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius bowerbanki
Nassarius clathurellus
Nassarius cocconii
Nassarius collegni
Nassarius incertus
Nassarius semirugosus
Nassarius speciosus
Nassarius subesulcatus
Nassarius sublaevigatus
Nassarius subquadrangularis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Pyrene klipsteini
Mitrella neglecta
Mitrella turgida
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Euthria adunca
Euthria elongata
Euthria longirostra
Phos citharella
Cantharus rhombus
Neptunea glomoides
Janiopsis maxillosa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fasciolaria tarbelliana
Latirus crassus
Latirus pinensis
Latirus productus
Latirus taurinus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra absona
Mitra admissa
Mitra cf. contorta
Mitra cepporum
Mitra cognatella
Mitra dolium
Mitra confundenda
Mitra defossa
Mitra indistinta
Mitra megaspira
Mitra ponderosa
Mitra suturalis
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi (Michelotti 1847)
Tugurium borsoni (Sismonda 1847)
recombined as Onustus borsoni
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis saburon
Semicassis variabilis
Semicassis miolaevigata Sacco 1890
recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata
Galeodea sconsioides
Galeodea taurinensis
Galeodea echinophora (Linnaeus 1758)
Cypraecassis cypraeformis
Sconsia striatula (Bellardi and Michelotti 1840)
recombined as Galeodosconsia striatula
Gastropoda - Tonnidae
Eudolium subfasciatum Sacco 1890
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Gyrineum giganteum
Bufonaria marginata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Aspa marginata
Sassia appeninica
Sassia borsoni
Sassia granosa
Cymatium borsoni
Gastropoda - Personidae
Distorsio tortuosa
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Trivia arctica (Pultenay 1799)
Trivia affinis (Dujard 1837)
replaced by Trivia (Sulcotrivia) excoccinella
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Trona lyncoides (Brongniart 1823)
Miolyncina tumida (Grateloup 1834)
recombined as Lyncina tumida
Jousseaumea grateloupi (d'Orbigny 1852)
Zonarina amygdalum (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Schilderia amygdalum
Zonarina decorticata (Defrance 1826)
recombined as Schilderia decorticata
Schilderia taurovalis (Sacco 1894)
Cypraeorbis fabagina (Lamarck 1810)
recombined as Prozonarina fabagina
Zonarina brochii (Deshayes 1844)
recombined as Prozonarina brocchii
Zonarina annularia (Brongniart 1823)
Zonarina provincialis (Matheron 1842)
Zonarina subelongata (d'Orbigny 1852)
Zonarina cf. brogniarti (Schilder 1932)
Zonarina pinguis (Grateloup 1846)
Mandolina rhomboidalis (Grateloup 1847)
Gastropoda - Pediculariidae
Cypropterina duclosiana (Basterot 1825)
recombined as Jenneria duclosiana
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica crassiuscula
Sinum aquense
Sinum sigaretoides
Polinices submamillaris Sacco 1890
recombined as Euspira submamillaris
Euspira catena (da Costa 1778)
Neverita josephinia (Risso 1826)
Polinices miocolligens
Polinices proredemptus
Natica epiglottina Lamarck 1804
recombined as Cochlis epiglottina
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Stenorhytis retusa
corrected as Sthenorytis
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Haustator turris
Haustator vermicularis (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis
Protoma cathedralis (Brongniart 1856)
Turritella subangulata
Turritella terebralis Lamarck 1799
Peyrotia tauroperturrita
spelled with current rank as Turritella (Peyrotia)
Peyrotia desmarestina (Basterot 1825)
Turritella bellardii Mayer 1866
recombined as Turritella (Turritella) bellardii
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830
Archimediella miotaurina
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium taurinum
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Gibbula tauracuta
Paroxystele amedei (Brogniart 1823)
Tectus vertex
Calliostoma scutiformis
Calliostoma cf. tauromiliare
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Bolma proborsoni
Astraea carinata
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissurella costicillatissima
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Theodoxus hisingeri
Theodoxus morellii
Nerita gigantea
Nerita martiniana Niatheron 1842
synonym of Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 45.1° North, 7.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.4° North, 7.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Burdigalian Foram zone: N7a-N7b
Age range of interval:20.44000 - 15.97000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Termofourà
Local section:Torvino Hills Local bed:990 - 1040 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphy comments: Miogypsina globulina, Miogypsina globulina intermedia and Miogypsina negrii.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: calcareous conglomerate
Secondary lithology:green calcareous sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:178110
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2016-04-19 07:01:02 Last modified:2016-04-19 07:01:02
Access level:the public Released:2016-04-19 07:01:02
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

58924. M. Zunino and G. Pavia. 2009. Lower to Middle Miocene Mollusc assemblages from the Torino Hills (NW Italy): Synthesis of new data and chronostratigraphical arrangement. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 115(3):349-370 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]