Villa Allason, Torvino Hills: Langhian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Astraea carinata
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Paroxystele amedei (Brogniart 1823)
Clanculus cruciatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium scalaris
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Haustator turris
Haustator vermicularis (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis
Protoma cathedralis (Brongniart 1856)
Peyrotia desmarestina (Basterot 1825)
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix sulcatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda patula
Ancilla obsoleta (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Amalda obsoleta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva cylindracea
Oliva ceppiensis
Oliva longispira
Ancilla pusilla
Olivella clavula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta ficulina (Lamarck 1811)
Lyria magorum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Hexaplex subasperrima
Murex aquitanicus Grateloup 1833
recombined as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) aquitanicus
Thais arata
Thais haemastomoides
Thais tuberculata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Glabella longa
Glabella taurinensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Persicula sabatica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Morum verrucosum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra indistinta
Mitra subangulata
Mitra taeniolata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cantharus liratus
Euthria adunca
Euthria longirostra
Phos citharella
Neptunea glomoides
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius collegni
Nassarius incertus
Nassarius sublaevigatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus multiliratus
Pseudolatirus concinnus
Latirus carinatus
Latirus crassus
Latirus lynchi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella crassilabris
Alia curta
spelled with current rank as Pyrene (Alia)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum rectiplicata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Trigonostoma ampullaceum
Trigonostoma taurolaevigata
Bonellitia serrata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Gemmula subcoronata
Pleurotoma pinguis
synonym of Turris
Pleurotoma stricta
synonym of Turris
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clavatula consimilis
Clavatula cf. pretiosa (Bellardi 1847)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus aquensis
Conus basteroti
Conus cf. berghausi
Conus brocchii
Conus canaliculatus
Conus conoponderosus
Conus oblongoturbinatus
Conus pelagicus
Conus puschi Michelotti 1857
recombined as Plagioconus puschi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Genota hirsuta
Pseudotoma bonellii (Bellardi 1839)
Bathytoma cataphracta (Brocchi 1814)
Borsonia prima
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia fratercula
Drillia sejungenda
Drillia semisulcata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra basteroti Nyst 1843
recombined as Strioterebrum basteroti
Terebra neglecta
Terebra hoernesi
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus conditus (Brongniart 1823)
recombined as Ficus condita
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Erato subcypreola (d'Orbigny 1852)
original and current combination Erato subcypraeola
Erato voluta (Montagu 1803)
Gastropoda - Pediculariidae
Cypropterina duclosiana (Basterot 1825)
recombined as Jenneria duclosiana
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraeorbis fabagina (Lamarck 1810)
recombined as Prozonarina fabagina
Zonarina haueri (Michelotti 1847)
Apiocypraea subamygdalum (d'Orbigny 1852)
synonym of Schilderia amygdalum
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi (Michelotti 1847)
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Persististrombus bonellii (Brongniart 1823)
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Tonnidae
Eudolium subfasciatum Sacco 1890
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis reticulata
Semicassis variabilis
Semicassis miolaevigata Sacco 1890
recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata
Galeodea taurinensis
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Gyrineum giganteum
Gyrineum elongatum
Bufonaria marginata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Aspa marginata
Sassia appeninica
Sassia borsoni
Sassia granosa
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Neverita josephinia (Risso 1826)
Polinices proredemptus
Euspira catena (da Costa 1778)
Polinices submamillaris Sacco 1890
recombined as Euspira submamillaris
Natica crassiuscula
Natica epiglottina Lamarck 1804
recombined as Cochlis epiglottina
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa testiculina
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica caracollosimplex
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula bonelli
Ringicula cf. sandbergeri
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Nerita gigantea
Nerita martiniana Niatheron 1842
synonym of Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula placentina
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia nitida (Brocchi 1814)
original and current combination Arca nitida
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardites cf. antiquatus (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Cardites antiquata
Miodontiscus scalaris
Cardita squamulosa
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Megaxinus bellardianus
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Pecchiolina argentea (Savi and Meneghini 1850)
original and current combination Pecchiolia argentea
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella aff. arctica (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista taurorugosa
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris cf. pilosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Arca tetragona Poli 1795
recombined as Tetrarca tetragona
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia tauroclatthrata
Barbatia candida (Helbling 1779)
Arca imbricata Bruguière 1789
recombined as Lamarcka imbricata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Radula lima
synonym of Lima
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten grayi
Chlamys harveri
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium michelotti
Antalis badense
Fissidentalium taurostriatum
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 45.0° North, 7.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.5° North, 7.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Langhian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Langhian Foram zone: N8
Age range of interval:15.98000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Baldissero
Local section:Torvino Hills Local bed:1420 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandy,calcareous conglomerate
Secondary lithology: calcareous sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
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:178112
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2016-04-19 07:44:01 Last modified:2016-04-19 10:25:17
Access level:the public Released:2016-04-19 07:44:01
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]