Tornus (gastropod)

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Tornus
Tornus propinquus (MNHN-IM-2000-33599) 002.jpeg
Shell of Tornus propinquus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Tornidae
Genus: Tornus
Turton & Kingston, 1830 [1]
Type species
Helix subcarinataMontagu, 1803
Synonyms [2]

AdeorbisS. V. Wood, 1842

Tornus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae. [2]

Contents

This genus is represented in the fossil record, notably in the London Clay Formation.

Species

Species in the genus Tornus include:

Names brought to synonymy

See also

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References

  1. Turton W. & Kingston J. F. (1830). The natural history of the District. In: N.T. Carrington, The Teignmouth, Dawlish and Torquay Guide, 2. page.
  2. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tornus W. Turton & Kingston, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138559 on 2022-10-06