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Tornus belgicus

Gastropoda - Tornidae

Taxonomy
Adeorbis belgicus was named by Glibert (1949) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Northern Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Tornus belgicus by Glibert (1958), Glibert (1958) and Marquet (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. dysporistus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Adeorbis belgicus Glibert p. 112 figs. pl. 6, fig. 14
1958Tornus belgicus Glibert p. 1
1997Tornus belgicus Marquet p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyTornidaeSacco 1896
genusTornusTurton and Kingston 1830
speciesbelgicus(Glibert 1949)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Tornus belgicus Glibert 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerp) Tornus belgicus (179597)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Tornus belgicus (76984)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Tornus belgicus (76983)