Villa Forzano, Torvino Hills: Langhian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Europicardium miorotundatum (Sacco 1899)
La Perna 2016
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula cf. sandbergeri
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica depressomonilifera
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania miocenica
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium scalaris
Gastropoda - Campanilidae
Trochocerithium turritum
Cerithium vulgatum Bruguière 1789
recombined as Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix sulcatus
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Persististrombus bonellii (Brongniart 1823)
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais uttingeriana (Risso 1826)
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus conditus (Brongniart 1823)
recombined as Ficus condita
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 - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla pusilla
Ancilla sowerbyi
Oliva bellardi
Oliva cylindracea
Oliva ceppiensis
Olivella longispira
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula dimidiata
Surcula bardini
synonym of Turricula
Surcula perlonga
synonym of Turricula
Clavatula excavata
Clavatula gothica
Clavatula cf. pretiosa (Bellardi 1847)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus puschi Michelotti 1857
recombined as Plagioconus puschi
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
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Genota hirsuta
Borsonia prima
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 - Nassariidae
Nassarius badensis
Nassarius exiguus
Nassarius sublaevigatus
Fusus semirugosus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella crassilabris
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Euthria abbreviata
Euthria intermedia
Phos citharella
Exilioidea ordita
Neptunea glomoides
Janiopsis labrosa
Babylonia eburnoides (Matheron 1842)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus pustulatus
Latirus lyncoides
Latirus pinensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra arata
Mitra sismondae
Mitra taeniolata
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi (Michelotti 1847)
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis saburon
Semicassis variabilis
Galeodea sconsioides
Galeodea taurinensis
Cypraecassis cypraeformis
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Gyrineum giganteum
Gyrineum tuberosum
Bufonaria marginata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Aspa marginata
Sassia borsoni
Cymatium borsoni
Gastropoda - Personidae
Distorsio tortuosa
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Trona lyncoides (Brongniart 1823)
Schilderia taurovalis (Sacco 1894)
Zonarina brocchii (Deshayes 1844)
recombined as Prozonarina brocchii
Fossacypraea extusdentata (Sacco 1894)
Mandolina rhomboidalis (Grateloup 1847)
Gastropoda - Pediculariidae
Cypropterina duclosiana (Basterot 1825)
recombined as Jenneria duclosiana
Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae
Sphaerocypraea ovulina (Grateloup 1833)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica crassiuscula
Polinices submamillaris Sacco 1890
recombined as Euspira submamillaris
Euspira catena (da Costa 1778)
Natica epiglottina Lamarck 1804
recombined as Cochlis epiglottina
Gastropoda - Capulidae
Capulus hungaricus (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Capulus ungaricus
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Protoma cathedralis (Brongniart 1856)
Peyrotia desmarestina (Basterot 1825)
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Paroxystele amedei (Brogniart 1823)
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Astraea carinata
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Nerita gigantea
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]