Villa Forzano, 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)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Protoma cathedralis (Brongniart 1856)
Peyrotia desmarestina (Basterot 1825)
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium scalaris
Gastropoda - Campanilidae
Trochocerithium turritum
Cerithium vulgatum Bruguière 1789
recombined as Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Persististrombus bonellii (Brongniart 1823)
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais uttingeriana (Risso 1826)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra arata
Mitra sismondae
Mitra taeniolata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella longispira
Oliva bellardi
Oliva cylindracea
Oliva ceppiensis
Ancilla pusilla
Ancilla sowerbyi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Euthria abbreviata
Euthria intermedia
Babylonia eburnoides (Matheron 1842)
Neptunea glomoides
Exilioidea ordita
Janiopsis labrosa
Phos citharella
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius badensis
Nassarius exiguus
Nassarius sublaevigatus
Fusus semirugosus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus pustulatus
Latirus lyncoides
Latirus pinensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella crassilabris
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clavatula excavata
Clavatula gothica
Clavatula cf. pretiosa (Bellardi 1847)
Turricula dimidiata
Surcula bardini
synonym of Turricula
Surcula perlonga
synonym of Turricula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus basteroti
Conus bitorosus
Conus belus
Conus brocchii
Conus canaliculatus
Conus dujardinii
Conus gastriculus
Conus obesus
Conus pelagicus
Conus ponderosus
Conus antidiluvianus Bruguière 1792
recombined as Conilithes antidiluvianus
Conus puschi Michelotti 1857
recombined as Plagioconus puschi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Borsonia prima
Genota hirsuta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra hoernesi
Subula plicaria
synonym of Terebra
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turris vermicularis
Pleurotoma citima
synonym of Turris
Pleurotoma coronifera
synonym of Turris
Gemmula stricta
Gemmula spiralis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Thais inaequicostata
Thais parvula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta ficulina (Lamarck 1811)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Morum verrucosum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Admete dregeri
Cancellaria contorta
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus conditus (Brongniart 1823)
recombined as Ficus condita
Gastropoda - Personidae
Distorsio tortuosa
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Galeodea sconsioides
Galeodea taurinensis
Cypraecassis cypraeformis
Semicassis saburon
Semicassis variabilis
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Gyrineum giganteum
Gyrineum tuberosum
Bufonaria marginata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Aspa marginata
Sassia borsoni
Cymatium borsoni
Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae
Sphaerocypraea ovulina (Grateloup 1833)
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Mandolina rhomboidalis (Grateloup 1847)
Trona lyncoides (Brongniart 1823)
Zonarina brocchii (Deshayes 1844)
recombined as Prozonarina brocchii
Schilderia taurovalis (Sacco 1894)
Fossacypraea extusdentata (Sacco 1894)
Gastropoda - Pediculariidae
Cypropterina duclosiana (Basterot 1825)
recombined as Jenneria duclosiana
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi (Michelotti 1847)
Gastropoda - Capulidae
Capulus hungaricus (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Capulus ungaricus
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica epiglottina Lamarck 1804
recombined as Cochlis epiglottina
Euspira catena (da Costa 1778)
Polinices submamillaris Sacco 1890
recombined as Euspira submamillaris
Natica crassiuscula
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix sulcatus
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula cf. sandbergeri
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica depressomonilifera
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania miocenica
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Nerita gigantea
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Europicardium miorotundatum (Sacco 1899)
La Perna 2016
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 45.0° North, 7.7° 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:15.97000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Baldissero
Local section:Torvino Hills Local bed:1440 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:178114
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2016-04-19 10:12:56 Last modified:2016-04-19 10:24:44
Access level:the public Released:2016-04-19 10:12:56
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]

Secondary references:

59065 R. La Perna. 2016. A revision of the genus Europicardium Popov, 1977 (Bivalvia: Cardiidae) from the European Neogene: tracking palaeogeography and climate changes. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]