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
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Fissidentalium taurostriatum
Antalis badense
Antalis cf. badense
Antalis miopseudoentalis
Antalis miocaenicum
Antalis taurocostatum
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus 1758)
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
Barbatia tauroclatthrata
Barbatia candida (Helbling 1779)
Anadara fichteli (Deshayes 1850)
Anadara diluvii (Lamarck 1805)
recombined as Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
Arca tauroclathrata
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758
Arca imbricata Bruguière 1789
recombined as Lamarcka imbricata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha proplicatula
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758
Ostrea aff. edulis Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli 1795)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna cf. nobilis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten beudanti
Pecten grayi
Pecten cf. paulensis
Pecten cristatocostatus Sacco 1897
recombined as Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) cristatocostatus
Aequipecten northamptoni
Aequipecten harveri
Chlamys gloriamaris
Chlamys tournali
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Pododesmus aff. patelliformis (Linnaeus 1773)
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Radula lima
synonym of Lima
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Miodontiscus scalaris
? Cardites taurelongatus
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina barrandei
Lucina globulosa
Megaxinus incrassatus
Ctena reticulata
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula cocconii Fontannes 1881
recombined as Caryocorbula cocconii
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Nototeredo norvegica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium multicostatum (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Europicardium multicostatum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia castanea (Montagu 1803)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista taurorugosa
Callista cf. chione (Linnaeus 1758)
Timoclea ovata (Pennant 1777)
Clausinella basteroti
Clausinella taurotrigona
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gamella
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella aff. arctica (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Pecchiolina argentea (Savi and Meneghini 1850)
original and current combination Pecchiolia argentea
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
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissurella costicillatissima
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Bolma proborsoni
Astraea carinata
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Gibbula tauracuta
Tectus vertex
Paroxystele amedei (Brogniart 1823)
Calliostoma scutiformis
Calliostoma cf. tauromiliare
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica caracollosimplex
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula bonelli
Ringicula cf. sandbergeri
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Theodoxus hisingeri
Theodoxus morellii
Nerita gigantea
Nerita martiniana Niatheron 1842
synonym of Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Stenorhytis retusa
corrected as Sthenorytis
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium taurinum
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Haustator turris
Haustator vermicularis (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis
Protoma cathedralis (Brongniart 1856)
Archimediella miotaurina
Turritella subangulata
Turritella terebralis Lamarck 1799
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830
Peyrotia tauroperturrita
spelled with current rank as Turritella (Peyrotia)
Peyrotia desmarestina (Basterot 1825)
Turritella bellardii Mayer 1866
recombined as Turritella (Turritella) bellardii
Gastropoda - Campanilidae
Trochocerithium turritum
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica crassiuscula
Polinices submamillaris Sacco 1890
recombined as Euspira submamillaris
Euspira catena (da Costa 1778)
Polinices miocolligens
Polinices proredemptus
Neverita josephinia (Risso 1826)
Natica epiglottina Lamarck 1804
recombined as Cochlis epiglottina
Sinum aquense
Sinum sigaretoides
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix sulcatus
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus geometra
Ficus conditus (Brongniart 1823)
recombined as Ficus condita
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Trivia arctica (Pultenay 1799)
Trivia affinis (Dujard 1837)
replaced by Trivia (Sulcotrivia) excoccinella
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Mandolina rhomboidalis (Grateloup 1847)
Zonarina decorticata (Defrance 1826)
recombined as Schilderia decorticata
Schilderia taurovalis (Sacco 1894)
Zonarina amygdalum (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Schilderia amygdalum
Zonarina provincialis (Matheron 1842)
Zonarina pinguis (Grateloup 1846)
Zonarina annularia (Brongniart 1823)
Zonarina cf. brogniarti (Schilder 1932)
Zonarina subelongata (d'Orbigny 1852)
Jousseaumea grateloupi (d'Orbigny 1852)
Zonarina brochii (Deshayes 1844)
recombined as Prozonarina brocchii
Cypraeorbis fabagina (Lamarck 1810)
recombined as Prozonarina fabagina
Trona lyncoides (Brongniart 1823)
Miolyncina tumida (Grateloup 1834)
recombined as Lyncina tumida
Gastropoda - Pediculariidae
Cypropterina duclosiana (Basterot 1825)
recombined as Jenneria duclosiana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum analoga
Vexillum cf. cincta
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 - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Pyrene klipsteini
Mitrella neglecta
Mitrella turgida
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Phos citharella
Cantharus rhombus
Janiopsis maxillosa
Euthria adunca
Euthria elongata
Euthria longirostra
Neptunea glomoides
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 - Fasciolariidae
Fasciolaria tarbelliana
Latirus crassus
Latirus pinensis
Latirus productus
Latirus taurinus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Trigonostoma ampullaceum
Trigonostoma taurocrassa
Narona lyrata
Cancellaria cf. contorta
Cancellaria dertonensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda patula
Ancilla obsoleta (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Amalda obsoleta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella ventrosa
Olivella brevis
Olivella clavula
Ancilla pusilla
Ancilla suturalis
Ancilla sowerbyi
Oliva bellardi
Oliva ceppiensis
Oliva longispira
Oliva malthata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turris cypris
Pleurotoma decorata
synonym of Turris
Gemmula stricta
Perrona pedemontana
Perrona semimarginata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
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 puschi Michelotti 1857
recombined as Plagioconus puschi
Conus antidiluvianus Bruguière 1792
recombined as Conilithes antidiluvianus
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 - 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 - Borsoniidae
Bathytoma cataphracta (Brocchi 1814)
Genota hirsuta
Pseudotoma precedens
spelled with current rank as Genota (Pseudotoma)
Pseudotoma bonellii (Bellardi 1839)
Borsonia prima
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta ficulina (Lamarck 1811)
Lyria magorum
Lyria picturata (Grateloup 1834)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Gibberulina philippi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Morum verrucosum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella subovulata
Glabella excavata
Glabella taurinensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Chicoreus striaeformis
Haustellum partschi
Haustellum sismondai
Thais inaequicostata
Thais reflexa
Hexaplex subasperrima
Typhis sowerby
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Persististrombus bonellii (Brongniart 1823)
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais uttingeriana (Risso 1826)
Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Personidae
Distorsio tortuosa
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis saburon
Semicassis variabilis
Semicassis miolaevigata Sacco 1890
recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata
Cypraecassis cypraeformis
Galeodea sconsioides
Galeodea taurinensis
Galeodea echinophora (Linnaeus 1758)
Sconsia striatula (Bellardi and Michelotti 1840)
recombined as Galeodosconsia striatula
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Sassia appeninica
Sassia borsoni
Sassia granosa
Gyrineum giganteum
Bufonaria marginata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Aspa marginata
Cymatium borsoni
Gastropoda - Tonnidae
Eudolium subfasciatum Sacco 1890
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi (Michelotti 1847)
Tugurium borsoni (Sismonda 1847)
recombined as Onustus borsoni
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia compressa (Basterot 1825)
Gastropoda - Siphonariidae
Siphonaria polygona
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 - 15.98000 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]