Tornus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.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
This genus is represented in the fossil record, notably in the London Clay Formation.
Species Species in the genus Tornus include:
Tornus aemilii Rolán & Rubio, 2002 Tornus africanus Adam & Knudsen, 1969 Tornus anselmoi Rolán & Rubio, 2002 †Tornus aquitanicus Lozouet, 1998 Tornus atomus (Morelet, 1882) Tornus attenuatus Rolán & Rubio, 2002 Tornus aupouria (Powell, 1937) Tornus axiotimus (Melvill & Standen, 1903) Tornus calianus (Dall, 1919) Tornus cancellatus Adam & Knudsen, 1969 Tornus caraboboensis (Weisbord, 1962) Tornus carinatus (A. Adams, 1863) † Tornus dysporistus Lozouet, 1998 Tornus erici Rolán & Rubio, 2002 Tornus galaensis M. Fekih & L. Gougerot, 1975 Tornus garrawayi Adam & Knudsen, 1969 Tornus greyana (J.T.C. Ratzeburg, 1848) Tornus jullieni Adam & Knudsen, 1969 Tornus laevicarinatus Hansson, 1985 Tornus leloupi Adam & Knudsen, 1969 Tornus maoria (Powell, 1937) Tornus mienisi van Aartsen, Carrozza & Menkhorst, 1998 † Tornus pedemontanus Pavia, 1980 † Tornus primitivus Moroni & Ruggieri, 1985 Tornus propinquus Rubio & Rolán, 2018 Tornus propinquus Rubio & Rolán, 2018 Tornus rachelae Rolán & Rubio, 2002 Tornus ryalli Rolán & Rubio, 2002 Tornus schrammii (P. Fischer, 1857) †Tornus sinuosus Lozouet, 1998 Tornus subangulatus (A. Adams, 1863) Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) † Tornus superlatus Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018 Tornus trochulus (A. Adams, 1863) Tornus umbilicorda Rolán & Rubio, 2002
Names brought to synonymy † Tornus basiglabra M. Fekih & L. Gougerot, 1975: synonym of † Tornus pedemontanus Pavia, 1980 † Tornus canui de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † Discopsis canui (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) † Tornus dollfusi Cossmann, 1918: synonym of † Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) † Tornus falunicus de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † Discopsis falunica (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) Tornus fragilis Sars, 1878: synonym of Rugulina fragilis (Sars, 1878) † Tornus canui de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † Discopsis canui (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) † Tornus dollfusi Cossmann, 1918 : synonym of † Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) † Tornus falunicus de Morgan, 1920 : synonym of † Discopsis falunica (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) Tornus planus (A. Adams, 1850): synonym of Sigaretornus planus (A. Adams, 1850) † Tornus pontileviensis de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † Discopsis pontileviensis (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) † Tornus praecursor (Tate, 1873): synonym of † Valvata praecursor Tate, 1873 ( superseded combination) † Tornus subcirculus Cossmann & Peyrot, 1917: synonym of † Circulus subcirculus (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1917) (original combination) Tornus tornaticus Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1995: synonym of Ponderinella tornatica (Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1995) (original combination)
See also List of marine gastropod genera in the fossil record
References
Adam, W.; Knudsen, J. (1969). Quelques genres de mollusques prosobranches marins ou peu connus de l'Afrique occidentale. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 44(27): 1-69 Rolán E. & Rubio F. (2002). The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the East Atlantic. Reseñas Malacologicas. 13 (Suplemento), 98 pp. Sociedad Española de Malacología. Rubio, F.; Fernández-Garcés, R.; Rolán, E. (2011). The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas. Iberus. 29(2), 1-230 Rubio & Rolán, (2018), Nine new molluscs (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea: Tornidae: Vitrinellidae)from the Tropical Indo-Pacific; NOVAPEX 19(1): 1-20, 10 March 2018
External links
Turton W. & Kingston J.F. 1830. The natural history of the District. In: N.T. Carrington, The Teignmouth, Dawlish and Torquay Guide, 2